No. 2,819 in Japanese
頼り
Reliance; dependence; support.
In a sentence
彼はいつも私の頼りにしています。
He always relies on me.
The word '頼り' here refers to 'relying upon someone' and is used as a noun to signify the act of dependence.
この資料は頼りになります。
This material is reliable.
In this sentence, '頼り' signifies reliability or trustworthiness, referring to the nature of the material.
頼りなくて申し訳ありません。
I apologize for being unreliable.
Here, '頼りなくて' conveys the state of being unreliable, showing the negative application of the term '頼り'.
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