Hanja Analyzer
依

依 — ui

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
의지할 의
Romanization
ui
English
rely on, be set in; consent, obey a wish
Mandarin
yī
Japanese on'yomi
イ, エ
Japanese kun'yomi
よ.る
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Secondary (Jōyō)
Newspaper frequency
#906 of 2,500
Strokes
8
Radical
人 (9, 6 residual)
Phonetic component
衣
Unicode
U+4F9D

Parts that make up 依

  • 亻 사람 인variant of 人 옆에서 본 사람사람과 사람이 하는 일, 사람의 됨됨이
  • 衣 옷 의sound 여민 옷깃옷과 옷을 입는 일. 왼쪽에서 衤 로 쓴다

How 依 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 依 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 人, 衣.

Korean example words with 依

  • 의뢰依賴 Korean gloss: 남에게 부탁함
  • 의지依支 Korean gloss: 다른 것에 마음을 기대어 도움을 받음. 또는 그렇게 하는 대상
  • 의침依枕 Korean gloss: 앉아 팔을 기대는 여러 가지 도구라는 뜻으로, ‘궤’를 달리 이르는 말
  • 상의하다相依 Korean gloss: 서로 의지하다
  • 의법하다依法 Korean gloss: 법에 의거하다
  • 의앙하다依仰 Korean gloss: 의지하고 우러러 사모하다
  • 의방하다依倣 Korean gloss: 남의 것을 모방하여 본받다
  • 의수하다依數 Korean gloss: 거짓으로 꾸민 것이 그럴듯하다
  • 의윤하다依允 Korean gloss: 신하가 아뢰는 청을 임금이 허락하다
  • 의탁하다依託 Korean gloss: 어떤 것에 몸이나 마음을 의지하여 맡기다
  • 무의탁無依託 Korean gloss: 의탁할 곳이 없는 상태
  • 의타심依他心 Korean gloss: 남에게 의지하려는 마음

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 依

  • 依然いぜん still; as yet; as it has been
  • 依頼いらい request; commission; entrusting (with a matter)
  • 依存いぞん dependence; reliance
  • 依然としていぜんとして still; as yet; as of old
  • 依拠いきょ dependence
  • 依頼者いらいしゃ client; requester
  • 依願いがん in accordance with one's request
  • 帰依きえ becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
  • に依るによる by means of; due to; because of
  • 依存症いぞんしょう dependence (on alcohol, drugs, etc.)
  • 依託いたく entrustment; leaning against; propping up
  • 依怙えこ favoritism; favouritism; partiality

Characters sharing the phonetic 衣

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “의”

Other hanja with radical 人

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