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
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to passively leave to someone else's facilities
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to leave to take its natural course
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

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


Related Kanji

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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JLPT 2

8 strokes

committee, entrust to, leave to, devote, discard

On'Yomi: イ

Kun'Yomi: ゆだ.ねる

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