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頼りになる (たよりになる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

頼りになるたよりにできる

also: たよりにできる

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

dependable; reliable

Describes a person, thing, or system that can be counted on. Often used in the form 頼りになる to mean 'is reliable'.

See also: 頼りになる

彼かれは本ほん当とうに頼たよりになる人ひとだ。
He is a truly dependable person.

この

辞じ

書しょ

は

とても

頼たよ

り

に

なる

。

This dictionary is very reliable.

Written forms

頼たよりになる
Standard kanji spelling; 頼りに出来る and 頼りにできる are listed as alternative forms.
頼たよりにできる
Alternative potential form; less common than 頼りになる but still used.
頼たよりに出で来きる
Kanji spelling of the alternative potential form; 出来る is sometimes used for できる.
たよりにできる

Kanji

頼trust, request
出exit, leave, go out
来come, due, next

Similar words

頼たのもしい
頼もしい is an adjective meaning 'reliable' or 'promising', often describing a person's character or future potential, while 頼りになる is a verb phrase focusing on actual dependability.

Etymology

Compound of 頼り (tayori, 'reliance') + に (particle) + なる (naru, 'to become'), literally 'to become something one can rely on'. The alternative form 頼りにできる uses the potential form of する.