Word Meaning 杖とも柱とも頼む

つえともはしらともたのむ tsuetomohashiratomotanomu

杖とも柱とも頼む is read as つえともはしらともたのむ (tsuetomohashiratomotanomu) and means to count on someone as the only support.

Meaning

English

to count on someone as the only support

Reading

Kana

つえともはしらともたのむ

Romaji

tsuetomohashiratomotanomu

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 45 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb ✓ Rank 158774 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

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杖柱

つえはしら

person upon whom one relies

杖

つえ

cane

頼む

たのむ

to entrust to

頼み込む

たのみこむ

to request earnestly

もみ手で頼む

もみででたのむ

to supplicate

円柱

えんちゅう

round pillar (esp. in buildings)

信頼

しんらい

reliance

依頼

いらい

dependence

柱

はしら

counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

電柱

でんちゅう

utility pole

頼み

たのみ

request

頼る

たよる

to rely on