依頼

いらい

Request, commission, entrustment

N3noun·irai

How to remember it

依 (rely) + 頼 (ask) — relying on and asking someone to do a task.

Example sentences

  • 友人にデザインを依頼した。

    ゆうじんにでざいんをいらいした。

    I asked a friend to do the design.

  • 警察への通報を依頼された。

    けいさつへのつうほうをいらいされた。

    I was asked to report it to the police.

Usage

Suru-verb; formal request or commission, often for services or work.

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