依頼
いらい · irai · JLPT N3 · noun
request
🙏 依頼 = depend + rely; irai sounds like I rely, so you ask for help
Both kanji mean rely or depend: 依 (lean on) and 頼 (trust, count on). When you rely on someone, you make a request of them. Saying irai aloud gives you I rely.
依 — person radical 亻 + clothing 衣
A semantic-phonetic compound: 亻(person) gives the meaning of relying on someone, while 衣 (yī, clothing) supplies the sound. The original sense pictured a person leaning on or wrapped in clothing, extended to the modern meanings of 'rely on,' 'depend on,' and 'according to.'