頼り

Meaning

1. n
   reliance; dependence

Example sentences

• 薬だけを頼りにしても治らないよ。

  You can't rely on medicine alone if you want to get well.

• 父の死後、彼は家族にとって唯一の頼りであった。

  He was the only recourse for his family after his father's death.

• 彼女はもう彼を頼りに出来ないことを知っている。

  She knows now that he is not to be counted on.