Japanese word

任す

Pronunciation

Romajimakasu

Meaning

  • verbentrust

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)

More examples

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.

Core concept

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

Common phrases

  • 役割を任すyaku wari o maka su

    entrust a role

  • 判断を任すhan dan o maka su

    leave the decision to someone

  • 仕事を任すshi goto o maka su

    entrust the work

Similar words

委託するitakusuru: To place a task or service under another person or organization's responsibility, often by contract.
委ねるyudaneru: To surrender control of a matter to another person's judgment or authority.
託すtakusu: To give a responsibility, role, or personal wish to someone for them to carry out or protect.
預けるazukeru: To put a person or thing under someone's care for protection, management, or temporary keeping.

Definition in Japanese

人や物事の処置や管理などを、信頼して他者にゆだねる。hito ya mono goto no sho chi ya kan ri na do o shin rai shi te ta sha ni yu da ne ru

Word origin

任す (makasu) is a native Japanese verb rather than a borrowing, and its written form uses 任 (nin, "duty"); dictionaries treat it as an alternative form of 任せる (makaseru).

Usage tips

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

Other meanings

  • leaveverb

Related words

  • お任せomakaseat your discretionnoun

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