ask a favor

(bundle of sticks) + (headright)
★★★★☆
16 strokes

Onyomi

RAI

Mnemonic

I wanted to ask you a favor -- can you carry this bundle on your head? It's really LIGHT.


Thanks!

Kunyomi

たの*む to ask someone to do something for you. You can use this when ordering food at a restaraunt, but also when asking a favor from a friend. たのむ has the nuance that the person being asked can refuse. 1/2 KANA
★★★★☆
たの*み a favor, a request.
★★☆☆☆
( に or を ) たよ*る to trust or rely on someone: Say, you're robbing a bank and you get your friend to be the getaway driver. You have to count on him to actually be waiting when you get out of the bank.
★★☆☆☆

Jukugo

依頼(いらい) する

commission ★★☆☆☆
(depend on) + (ask a favor) = 依頼 (commission)

a request or commission. Not like 'Please pass the salt,' but like 'I'd like to hire you to make a custom suit' or to hire a lawyer or PR firm. Any relationship where you'd use the phrase "The client wants. . ... "is 依頼。

依頼人(いらいにん)

client ★☆☆☆☆ NP
(commission) + (person) = 依頼人 (client)

信頼(しんらい)

trust ☆☆☆☆☆
(believe) + (ask a favor) = 信頼 (trust)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
ask a favor HEAD
amount of money / forehead EACH
shun STOP

You ask a favor: that I give HEAD.

EACH of you asks for an amount of money.

So I shun you, I STOP talking to you.

Synonyms

place an order for an item or service
依頼    頼む    注文