Japanese word

委託

Pronunciation

Romajiitaku

Meaning

  • nouncommission

Example

会社は仕事を専門家に委託します。kai sha wa shi goto o sen mon ka ni i taku shi ma su

The company commissions the work from a specialist.

Illustration for 委託 (commission)

More examples

個人情報を扱う業務の委託には、慎重な管理が求められます。ko jin jō hō o atsuka u gyō mu no i taku ni wa shin chō na kan ri ga moto me ra re ma su

Careful management is required when outsourcing work that handles personal information.

Core concept

Describes having another person or organization handle a task on one's behalf.

Common phrases

  • 外部の会社に業務を委託gai bu no gai sha ni gyō mu o i taku

    outsource operations to an outside company

  • 委託を受けるi taku o u ke ru

    accept a commission

  • 委託契約i taku kei yaku

    commissioning contract

Similar words

外注gaichū: The use of an outside person or company to perform work for an organization.
委任inin: The transfer of authority to another person to act or make decisions on one's behalf.
委嘱ishoku: The formal assignment of a duty or role to another person.

Definition in Japanese

仕事や事務の処理を他人や他の機関に任せること。shi goto ya ji mu no sho ri o ta nin ya hoka no ki kan ni maka se ru ko to

Word origin

委 (i, "entrust") and 託 (taku, "entrust") form a Sino-Japanese compound whose repeated idea of entrusting gives it the meaning of assigning work to another party.

Usage tips

  • The English verb commission often suggests ordering a specific piece of work, whereas Japanese 委託 (itaku) also covers broader outsourcing arrangements.

Other meanings

  • outsourcingnoun
  • consignmentnoun
  • entrustmentnoun

Opposites

  • 受託jutakuacceptance of a commissionnoun

Related words

  • 再委託saiitakusubcontractingnoun
  • 委託するitakusurucommissionverb
  • 委託者itakushaconsignornoun

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