Word details

頼りない

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 頼りない.

Dictionary

Entry

頼りない頼り無いよりな~い Adj.Freq #5186
1

unreliable; undependable; indefinite; vague

2

helpless; forlorn; forsaken

3

worried; uneasy

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

trust, request

16 strokesFrequency 708JLPT N2Grade 8

On

ライ

Kun

たの.むたの.もしいたよ.る

Nanori

よちより

nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not

12 strokesFrequency 274JLPT N2Grade 4

On

Kun

な.い

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