頼(たよ)る

頼(たよ)る means to rely on, depend on, or turn to someone/something for help or support.

Transitivity

• Type: 自動詞(じどうし) (intransitive)
• Takes に particle: Xに頼(たよ)る (to rely on X)

Common patterns

• 親(おや)に頼(たよ)る: to rely on one's parents
• 辞書(じしょ)に頼(たよ)る: to depend on a dictionary
• 人(ひと)に頼(たよ)らない: not relying on others

Related words

• 頼(たよ)り: reliance, dependence; news, word from someone
• 頼(たよ)りになる: to be reliable/dependable
• 頼(たの)む: to request, ask (different reading, transitive)

Usage

Often implies needing help or support, can have a slightly dependent connotation.

ASPECT (ている):

• 頼(たよ)っている: relies on / depends on (ongoing state)
• Note: 頼(たよ)る describes a standing dependency rather than a momentary action, so the ている form expresses the current state of reliance. 親(おや)に頼(たよ)っている means "depends on his parents" (as an ongoing situation), not "is in the process of relying."