依い頼らい

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依頼する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	依い頼らいする	依い頼らいしない
Polite	依い頼らいします	依い頼らいしません
Past polite	依い頼らいしました	依い頼らいしませんでした
Past	依い頼らいした	依い頼らいしなかった
Te-form	依い頼らいして	依い頼らいしないで
Desire	依い頼らいしたい	依い頼らいしたくない
Potential	依い頼らいできる	依い頼らいできない
Passive	依い頼らいされる	依い頼らいされない
Causative	依い頼らいさせる	依い頼らいさせない
Causative passive	依い頼らいさせられる	依い頼らいさせられない
Volitional	依い頼らいしよう
Polite volitional	依い頼らいしましょう
Imperative	依い頼らいしろ	依い頼らいするな
Conditional	依い頼らいすれば	依い頼らいしなければ
Tara conditional	依い頼らいしたら	依い頼らいしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

request; commission; entrusting a task

A somewhat formal or businesslike word for asking someone to do something, commissioning work, or entrusting a matter to someone. Common pattern: 人に仕事を依頼する.

会かい社しゃは新あたらしいロゴの制せい作さくをデザイナーに依い頼らいした。
The company commissioned a designer to create a new logo.
正せい式しきな依い頼らいはメールで送おくってください。
Please send the official request by email.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

dependence; reliance

Much less common in modern everyday Japanese than 依存 or 頼る. It appears in formal or older-sounding uses such as 何かに依頼する, and in compounds like 依頼心, meaning a dependent attitude.

この制せい度どはボランティアの善ぜん意いに依い頼らいしている面めんが大おおきい。
This system depends heavily on the goodwill of volunteers.
彼かれは親おやへの依い頼らい心しんが強つよく、自じ分ぶんで決きめようとしない。
He has a strong tendency to depend on his parents and does not try to decide for himself.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉に〈事こと〉を依い頼らいするto request/commission someone to do something
弁べん護ご士しに契けい約やく書しょの作さく成せいを依い頼らいした。
I asked a lawyer to draw up the contract.
依い頼らいを受うけるto accept a request or commission
この会かい社しゃは翻ほん訳やくの依い頼らいを受うけている。
This company takes on translation requests.
依い頼らいを断ことわるto turn down a request
忙いそがしかったので依い頼らいを断ことわった。
I was busy, so I turned down the request.
依い頼らいが来くるa request comes in
新あたらしいプロジェクトの依い頼らいが来きた。
A request for a new project came in.

Kanji

依reliant, depend on, consequently
頼trust, request

Related words· 16

頼たのむN5sense 1
頼む is the everyday, direct verb for asking someone to do something, while 依頼 is a more formal noun used in business or official contexts.
依い存ぞんN2sense 2
依存 is the standard modern word for dependence or reliance, while 依頼 in this sense sounds old-fashioned or overly formal.
委い託たくN1sense 1
委託 specifically means entrusting or outsourcing work under a contract or arrangement, whereas 依頼 can be any request or commission, formal or informal.
注ちゅう文もんN4
依頼 is a general request or commission often used in formal or business settings, while 注文 emphasizes ordering goods or specifying a demand.

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頼たのみN1
依頼 is a formal term for a request or commission, often used in business, while 頼み is the casual, personal word for a favor.
請せい託たく
依頼 is the neutral, everyday word for making a request, while 請託 specifically implies pulling strings or using influence, often in a corrupt or improper way.
懇こん願がん
依頼 is a general, business-like request or commission, while 懇願 is a heartfelt, urgent plea for something serious.
要よう求きゅうN3
依頼 is a request or commission that relies on someone's goodwill, while 要求 is a stronger, more assertive demand for something one has a right to or needs.
リクエストN1
依頼 is a more formal, business-like request, while リクエスト is a casual request often used for personal or media/customer-service contexts.
要よう請せいN1
依頼 is a general, often personal or business request, while 要請 is a stronger, more formal demand or appeal typically issued by an organization or authority.
要よう望ぼうN1
依頼 is a general request or commission between equals, while 要望 is a stronger, often collective request for a desired result.
嘱しょく託たく
依頼 is the everyday word for asking someone to do something, whereas 嘱託 carries a more formal, official nuance of entrusting a duty.
お願ねがいN1
依頼 is a formal, businesslike word for a request, whereas お願い is used in everyday polite speech.
委い嘱しょく
依頼 is a general, everyday request, while 委嘱 is a formal, often official commissioning of a duty or position.
申もうし込こむN4
依頼する means to ask someone to do a favor or task for you, while 申し込む means to formally put forward an application, offer, or proposal on your own behalf.
申もうし出でN1
依頼 specifically means a request asking someone to do something, while 申し出 can be an offer, proposal, or request in general.

Counted with

件けんN2
matter; affair; case; item; subject · counter for received messages · counter for online accounts

Word family· 7

依い頼らい主ぬし
client; customer · sender; consignor
依い頼らい人にん
client; requester
依い頼らい心しん
spirit of dependence; reliance on others
依い頼らい料りょう
retaining fee; retainer
依い頼らい書しょ
written request; application form

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依い頼らい状じょう
written request; letter of request
依い頼らい者しゃ
client; requester

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound written with 依 and 頼, both associated with relying on or turning to someone. The spelling supports both the common sense of making a request and the rarer sense of reliance.