Japanese symbol for “depend”
場合による
ばあいによる
Romaji: baainiyoru
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
In Japanese, depend is 場合による, read ばあいによる (baainiyoru).
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Meanings
- exp, v5r to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “depend”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 存する | そんする sonsuru | to consist (in); to lie (in); to reside (in) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 場所 | ばしょ basho | place; location; spot |
| 場合 | ばあい baai | case; occasion; situation |
| 登場 | とうじょう toujou | entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.) |
| 現場 | げんば genba | actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.) |
| 市場 | いちば ichiba | (town) market; (street) market; marketplace |
| 試合 | しあい shiai | match; game; bout |
| 総合 | そうごう sougou | synthesis; combination; integration |
| 合う | あう au | to come together; to merge; to unite |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.