日本語道場

Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji
委

N3

Meaningscommittee, entrust to, leave to, devote, discard
On'yomiイ
Kun'yomiゆだ
Strokes8
Radical女

Compounds

  • to entrust (a matter) to, to leave to, to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure), to yield to (e.g. anger)

  • entrusting (something to a person), consignment (of goods), putting in someone's charge, trust

  • entrusting, charge, delegation, authorization

Example sentences

  • They elected her chairperson.

  • They made John chairman of the committee.

  • He delegated his authority to his competent assistant.

  • The FTC nailed down new evidence in the fraud investigation.

  • I trusted him with all the money I had.

  • They installed him as chairman of the committee.

  • We sell goods on commission.

  • The governor invested him with full authority.