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[たよ()···]
tayorinai
i adjective (negative)

Alternate Written Forms:

[たよ()··()·]
tayorinai

Root Words:

[たよ()·り + ない]
tayori + nai

English Meaning(s) for 頼りない

i adjective (negative)
  1. unreliable; undependable; indefinite; vague
  2. helpless; forlorn; forsaken
  3. worried; uneasy

Definition and Synonyms for 頼りない

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 頼りない

» trust; request

Categories 頼りない is a member of

Quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 頼りない

Conjugations for 頼りない

Adjective stem
[たよ()··]
tayorina
te-form
[たよ()····]
tayorinakute
Adverbial Form
[たよ()···]
tayorinaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[たよ()···]
tayorinai
Present Indicative Negative Form
[たよ()·····]
tayorinakunai
Past Indicative Form
[たよ()·····]
tayorinakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[たよ()·······]
tayorinakunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[たよ()·····]
tayorinakereba
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[たよ()······]
tayorinakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
[たよ()···]
tayorinasa

Sample Sentences for 頼りない

She is an absent-minded and unreliable person.

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