Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 任せる(まかせる) in Japanese

任せる, 委せる
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
まかせる
Romaji
makaseru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Ichidan verb, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to
    Example sentence
    ボクに任せたんだ。君たちは大船に乗ったつもりでいるといい。 I'm taking care of it. You can relax, you can rely on me.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to passively leave to someone else's facilities
    Example sentence
    靖国神社参拝に関しては閣僚の自主的な判断に任せられている。 The question of worshipping at the Yasukuni Shrine is left to the independent judgement of Cabinet ministers.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to leave to take its natural course
    Example sentence
    留守中子猫の世話は任せてください。 I will care for your kitten during your absence.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim)
    Example sentence
    夕食どこでもかまいません。あなたにまかせます。 I don't care where we eat dinner. It's entirely up to you.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
    Example sentence
    娘が卒業した後は自分の好きに任せることにきめた。 We have decided to leave our daughter to herself after she left school.

Examples of 任せる, 委せる, まかせる in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
任せる
Plain Polite
任せます
Negative
任せない
Negative Polite
任せません

Past

Plain
任せた
Plain Polite
任せました
Negative
任せなかった
Negative Polite
任せませんでした

Te

Plain
任せて
Plain Polite
任せまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
任せられる
Plain Polite
任せられます
Negative
任せられない
Negative Polite
任せられません
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Kanji in this word

任 JLPT 3

6 strokes

responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint

On'Yomi: ニン

Kun'Yomi: まか.せる, まか.す

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委 JLPT 2

8 strokes

committee, entrust to, leave to, devote, discard

On'Yomi: イ

Kun'Yomi: ゆだ.ねる

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