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    3. 任せる

    任せる

    任まかせ​る​

    to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone)

    N3KMT6CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab10 strokes

    委せる

    まかせる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone), to entrust (to someone), to entrust (someone) with
    2.
    to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.), to let (take its own course), to let (happen), to give (oneself to something)
    3.
    to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full, to use freely, to use without reserve

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    この仕し事ごとは彼かれに任まかせます。

    I will leave this job to him.

    KMT4Daily LifeWork & Career
    夕ゆう食しょくの準じゅん備びは私わたしに任まかせてください。

    Please leave the dinner preparations to me.

    KMT5Daily LifeFood & Dining
    重じゅう要ようなプロジェクトなので、信しん頼らいできる人ひとに任まかせたい。

    Since it's an important project, I want to entrust it to someone trustworthy.

    KMT6Daily LifeWork & Career
    子こ供どもの教きょう育いくは親おやに任まかせるべきだ。

    Children's education should be left to their parents.

    KMT6Daily LifeFamily & RelationshipsEducation
    彼かれはすべてを運うんゆに任まかせて、新あたらしい挑ちょう戦せんに踏ふみ切きった。

    He left everything to chance and embarked on a new challenge.

    KMT7Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    任
    まか.せる・まか.す…(4)
    responsibility・duty・term・entrust to・appoint
    Kanji
    せ
    se
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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