よる

Usually written in kana. Kanji spelling 依る

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on

JLPT N3 Also written 因る、拠る、由る

Meanings

  1. Godan verb (-ru), Intransitive

    to be due to; to be caused by
  2. to depend on; to turn on
  3. to be based on; to come from
  4. to be based at (a location, an organization); to be headquartered at

Forms

PlainPolite
Presentよるよります
Negativeよらないよりません
Pastよったよりました
Past negativeよらなかったよりませんでした
Te-formよって
Potentialよれる
Passiveよられる
Causativeよらせる
Volitionalよろう
Imperativeよれ
Conditional (ば)よれば
Conditional (たら)よったら

Example sentences