Meaning of 任せる in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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任せる, 委せるJLPT 3
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Kana Readingまかせる
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Romajimakaseru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to passively leave to someone else's facilities
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to leave to take its natural course
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim)
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
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Example Sentences
任せる, 委せる, まかせる used in context
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I'm taking care of it. You can relax, you can rely on me.
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The question of worshipping at the Yasukuni Shrine is left to the independent judgement of Cabinet ministers.
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I will care for your kitten during your absence.
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I don't care where we eat dinner. It's entirely up to you.
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We have decided to leave our daughter to herself after she left school.
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Leave it to me.
Verb Conjugations
Common conjugated forms
Non-Past
Past
Te
Passive
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint
On: ニン
Kun: まか.せる, まか.す
6 strokes
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