Illustration: In a small ceramics studio, a sculptor sets a finished clay cat beside a reference photograph held upright in a clip. The photograph shows a household cat sleeping with one paw over its eyes and its tail hooked around a teacup.

JLPT N3verbLevel estimated by Bebop

よる

yoru

to depend on

Usually follows に, as in 大きさによる. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. この理由りゆうにより、著者ちょしゃに関かんする信憑性しんぴょうせいは、資料しりょうの信憑性しんぴょうせいに拠よっているのである。

    For this reason, the credibility of the book’s authors rests on the credibility of their sources.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 値段ねだんは大おおきさによります。

    The price depends on the size.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 人ひとにもよるけど、女性じょせいに対たいして「サー」(男性だんせいへの敬称けいしょう)を使つかうことは、とても失礼しつれいなことです。

    It depends on the person, but using "sir" for women (a title of honour for men) is very rude.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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