English–Japanese

“entrust” in Japanese

Japanese

Also委ねる (yudaneru)

Pronunciation

Romajimakasu

Example

店の管理を弟に任します。mise no kan ri o otōto ni maka shi ma su

I will entrust the shop's management to my younger brother.

Illustration for 任す (entrust)

How to say “entrust” in Japanese

“Entrust” in Japanese is 任す (makasu).

Places responsibility for a person or task in someone else's care, with trust that it will be handled.

Full entry for 任す: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 任す

会議の進行は彼に任します。kai gi no shin kō wa kare ni maka shi ma su

I will entrust him with running the meeting.

Tips for using 任す

  • The English loanword omakase comes from お任せ (omakase), a Japanese expression for leaving a choice to another person, especially a chef.

Other Japanese words for “entrust”

この問題は先生に委ねます。ko no mon dai wa sen sei ni yuda ne ma su

I entrust this matter to my teacher.

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