Vocabulary

What does 頼もしい (たのもしい, tanomoshii) mean?

頼もしい (たのもしい, tanomoshii) means reliable, dependable; promising, reassuring.

Quick facts
Readingたのもしい
Romajitanomoshii
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
たのもしい
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontanomoshii

reliable, dependable; promising, reassuring

  1. 1i-adjective reliable; dependable; trustworthy
  2. 2i-adjective hopeful; promising

Example sentences

  • He is a very reliable person.

  • My son has become more dependable.

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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.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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