# 頼 — Trust

Frequency rank 542 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 英 (England), less common than 酸 (Acid).

- On’yomi: らい
- Kun’yomi: たの
- Radical: 頁 Leaf (Kangxi 181)
- Frequency path: Level V of XX

A bundle on the left and a head on the right — you hand a bundle to the head of the village, trusting them to distribute it fairly.

In words:

- 頼む たのむ — to ask
- 頼る たよる — to rely on,to have recourse to,to depend on
- 頼み たのみ — request;favor;reliance;dependence

[Study 頼](https://app.kanjidrift.com/study?kanji=%E9%A0%BC)

[← Rank 541: 酸 (Acid)](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency/酸.md) · [Rank 543: 英 (England) →](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency/英.md)

[HTML](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency/頼/) · [Full ranking](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency.md)