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What does 頼む (たのむ, tanomu) mean?

頼む (たのむ, tanomu) means to ask a favor, to request.

Quick facts
Readingたのむ
Romajitanomu
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
たのむ
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontanomu

to ask a favor, to request

GenkiGenki 18
  1. 1godan verb · transitive to request; to beg; to ask
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to call; to order; to reserve
  3. 3godan verb · transitive to entrust to
  4. 4godan verb · transitive to rely on
  5. 5interjection please; please do; help me out here

Example sentences

  • I ask my friend to do a job.

  • I ordered coffee at the shop.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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