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    3. 頼りない

    頼りない

    頼たより​な​い​

    unreliable

    KMT7CoreAdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab24 strokes

    頼り無い

    たよりない

    Adjective

    1.
    unreliable, undependable, indefinite, vague
    2.
    helpless, forlorn, forsaken
    3.
    worried, uneasy

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    彼かれは少すこし頼たよりない人ひとです。

    He is a bit of an unreliable person.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    新あたらしいリーダーはまだ経けい験けんが浅あさく、頼たよりなく感かんじます。

    The new leader is still inexperienced and feels unreliable.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyWork & Career
    不ふ安あんな時とき、頼たよりない気き持もちになるのは自し然ぜんなことです。

    It's natural to feel helpless when you're anxious.

    KMT7Emotions & Psychology
    災さい害がい時じ、頼たよりない情じょう報ほうに惑まどわされないように注ちゅう意いが必ひつ要ようです。

    During a disaster, it's necessary to be careful not to be misled by unreliable information.

    KMT7Daily LifePolitics & LawEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれの発はつ言げんはいつも曖あい昧まいで、頼たよりない印いん象しょうを与あたえます。

    His statements are always vague, giving an unreliable impression.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    頼
    たの.む・たの.もしい・たよ.る…(3)
    trust・request
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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