頼

頼

"頼" means "rely," "request," or "trust."

Here, the word 頼 is used in its verb form, 頼む (tanomu), meaning 'to request' or 'to ask for'. It indicates asking someone to do something.

彼に仕事を頼みました。

I requested him to take on a task.

In this sentence, 頼 is part of the phrase 頼りになる (tayori ni naru), meaning 'to be reliable'. It focuses on dependability or trust in something.

この道具は頼りになる。

This tool is reliable.

Here, 頼 appears in the phrase 頼みの綱 (tanomi no tsuna), which expresses 'a hope or a lifeline'. It is used metaphorically to describe reliance or hope placed in someone.

彼女が最後の頼みの綱だ。

She is my last hope.