依 - A Person DEPENDS on Clothes

Readings & Meanings:

イ

よ（−る）

depend on, according to

Common Usage:

依頼人

依存

Examples:

依頼人の名前は秘密です。

日本は石油は海外からの輸入に依存している。

ウワサに依ると彼は薬物中毒で死んだらしい。

Translations:

The client's name is confidential.

Japan is dependant on foreign oil.

According to rumor, it appears that he died of a drug overdose.

Bonus:

I know what you're thinking. You're thinking, "Didn't we just study this kanji?" The answer is, "Almost!"

依 is almost just like 衣, but we've got the Nin-ben radical (人）this time on the left.

Why does the kanji for clothes have anything to do with a kanji for "depend"? Your guess = good as mine.

Important:

によると is commonly written in hiragana. The reason is, there are many different kanji that could take the place of よ. The differences are almost nonexistant, but it's better to be safe and not use に依ると when you could just use によると.

References:

http://www.thejapanesepage.com/kanji/kanji/i.htm