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頼む
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 頼む.
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Entry
1
Godan verb; Transitive verb
to request; to beg; to ask
Examples
あなたに頼んでもよろしいですか。
May I request a favour of you?
2
Godan verb; Transitive verb
to call; to order; to reserve
Examples
私が頼んだものがまだ届いていません。
I'm still waiting for my order.
3
Godan verb; Transitive verb
to entrust to
Examples
田中さんのことを頼むよ。
Take care of Mr. Tanaka for me!
4
Godan verb; Transitive verb; Esp. 恃む
to rely on
5
Colloquial; Interjection
please; please do
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