音読み: イ
訓読み: よる
画数: 8
部首: にんべん（亻）
Meaning
Rely On / Depend On / Be Based On
- Basic forms
- 依る — depend on; be based on / base form
- 依ります — depends on; is based on / masu form
- 依った — depended on; was based on / ta form
- 依って — depending on … / te form
- 依らない — do not depend on / negative
- 依れば — if (it) depends on / conditional
- Common expressions
- 天候に依る — depend on the weather
- 場合に依る — depend on the situation
- 結果に依る — depend on the result
- More
- 依っている — is depending on / state
依る（よる） is a godan intransitive verb. It is used mainly in formal or written contexts to express dependence, basis, or conditions.
- 依る — to depend on; to be based on
- 依存 — dependence; reliance
- 依頼 — request; commission
- 依託 — entrustment; deposition
- 依拠 — basis; authority (one relies on)
- 依然 — still; unchanged; as before
依 is a phono-semantic build: the left side 亻 marks the “person” set, while the right side 衣 contributes sound and imagery. Picture a person leaning on what they “wear” or “stand by” — it broadens naturally to relying on, depending on, or basing something on a source.