依頼

• 読み: いらい
• ローマ字: irai
• 漢字の分解: 依 (i) — depend on, rely; 頼 (rai) — request, rely on
• 発音: /i.ɾa.i/

意味

Request; commission. A formal act of asking someone to do something.

A noun that also functions as a suru verb (依頼する). More formal than お願い and commonly used in business and professional contexts. Often paired with を to mark the request or に to indicate whom it is directed at. 依頼人 means client, and 依頼書 means a written request.

例文

1. 弁護士に調査を依頼した。
2. お客様からの依頼に迅速に対応する。
3. 友人に引っ越しの手伝いを依頼した。

使い方ガイド

場面: business, legal, professional services

トーン: polite

起源と歴史

Compound of 依 (i, to depend on/rely) and 頼 (rai, to request/rely on). Together, 'depending on and requesting' — entrusting someone with a task.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal