頼(たの)み

たのみ
noun
request; favor; reliance
communication
1. request; favor
Something one asks another person to do; the noun of 頼(たの)む.
頼(たの)みがある。
I have a favor to ask.
友達(ともだち)の頼(たの)みを断(ことわ)れなかった。
I couldn't turn down my friend's request.
ちょっと頼(たの)みがあるんだけど、今(いま)時間(じかん)ある？
I have a small favor to ask. Do you have a minute?
2. reliance; hope
Someone or something one depends on, especially as the last remaining source of help.
彼(かれ)だけが頼(たの)みだ。
He's our only hope.
頼(たの)みの綱(つな)が切(き)れた。
Our last hope is gone.
雨(あめ)が降(ふ)らない年(とし)は、井戸(いど)の水(みず)だけが頼(たの)みだった。
In years without rain, the well water was all they could rely on.

Common expressions

Similar words

  • 依頼(いらい): a formal request or commission, typically to a professional or a company. 頼(たの)み is personal and conversational.
  • 頼(たよ)り: reliance, someone to lean on; same kanji, read たより.

Related Words

Compare: 依頼(いらい) (a formal request or commission…)
Compare: 頼(たよ)り (reliance, someone to lean on)
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