Japanese symbol for “forsaken”
頼りない
たよりない
Romaji: tayorinai
unreliable; undependable; indefinite; vague
In Japanese, forsaken is 頼りない, read たよりない (tayorinai).
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Meanings
- adj-i unreliable; undependable; indefinite; vague
- adj-i helpless; forlorn; forsaken
- adj-i worried; uneasy
Written forms: 頼りない、頼り無い. Readings: たよりない.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 信頼 | しんらい shinrai | trust (in); confidence; faith |
| 依頼 | いらい irai | request; commission; entrusting (with a matter) |
| 頼む | たのむ tanomu | to request; to beg; to ask |
| 頼み | たのみ tanomi | request; favor; favour |
| 頼る | たよる tayoru | to rely on; to depend on; to count on |
| 頼り | たより tayori | reliance; dependence |
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.