Word Meaning 頼もしい

たのもしい tanomoshii

頼もしい is read as たのもしい (tanomoshii) and means hopeful.

Meaning

English

  1. hopeful
  2. promising
  3. reliable
  4. dependable
  5. trustworthy
  6. reassuring

Reading

Kana

たのもしい

Romaji

tanomoshii

Writing Variants

  • 頼母しい たのもしい tanomoshii

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 頼りない Rank 8259 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

頼りない

たよりない

worried

頼む

たのむ

to entrust to

頼み

たのみ

request

頼る

たよる

to rely on

頼り

たより

reliance

頼み込む

たのみこむ

to request earnestly

信頼

しんらい

reliance

信頼性

しんらいせい

credibility

神頼み

かみだのみ

entreaty to a deity

依頼

いらい

dependence

無頼

ぶらい

independent

依頼者

いらいしゃ

client

Example Sentences

4

He is a man to be depended on.

Tom is reliable.

Yanni is reliable.

"They're stupid children. What a nuisance," she said. I replied, praising them: "What are you saying? They're both smart, with a good memory and a promising future."