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Kanji: 頼
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頼

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 4 (covered during 7th through 9th grades)
Grade:	Taught during the 7th through 9th grades in Japan
Radical:	貝 Radical name: かい
Meaning:	Trust, request
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 700 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	頼(たの)む	to ask
N3	依頼(いらい)	(1) request, commission, dispatch, (2) dependence, trust
N3	信頼(しんらい)	reliance, trust, confidence
N3	頼(たよ)る	to rely on, to have recourse to, to depend on
N2	頼(たの)もしい	reliable, trustworthy, hopeful, promising
N1	頼(たの)み	request, favor, reliance, dependence

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