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[たよ(頼)·り·な(無)·い]
tayorinai
i adjective (negative)

Alternate Written Forms:

[たよ(頼)·り·な·い]
tayorinai
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Root Words:

[たよ(頼)·り + な(無)·い]
tayori + nai

English Meaning(s) for 頼り無い

i adjective (negative)
  1. unreliable; undependable; indefinite; vague
  2. helpless; forlorn; forsaken
  3. worried; uneasy
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Definition and Synonyms for 頼り無い

Undependable liable to be erroneous or misleading
Synonyms: おぼつかない, 不確か, 心もとない, 頼りない
Uncertainty being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
Synonyms: 不安心, 不定, 不審, 不明, 不明瞭, 不正確, 不確実, 半信半疑, 危ない, 心もとない, 怪しい, 怪訝, 懐疑, 疑い, 疑う, 疑り, 疑る, 疑わしい, 疑念, 疑惑, 頼りない

Meanings for each kanji in 頼り無い

» trust; request
» nothingness; none; ain't; nothing; nil; not

Categories 頼り無い is a member of

Quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 頼り無い

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Conjugations for 頼り無い

Adjective stem
[たよ(頼)·り·な(無)]
tayorina
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te-form
[たよ(頼)·り·な(無)·く·て]
tayorinakute
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Adverbial Form
[たよ(頼)·り·な(無)·く]
tayorinaku
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Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[たよ(頼)·り·な(無)·い]
tayorinai
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[たよ(頼)·り·な(無)·く·な·い]
tayorinakunai
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Past Indicative Form
[たよ(頼)·り·な(無)·か·っ·た]
tayorinakatta
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[たよ(頼)·り·な(無)·く·な·か·っ·た]
tayorinakunakatta
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Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[たよ(頼)·り·な(無)·け·れ·ば]
tayorinakereba
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Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[たよ(頼)·り·な(無)·か·っ·た·ら]
tayorinakattara
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Nominalized Form
Objective Form
[たよ(頼)·り·な(無)·さ]
tayorinasa
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