consign, requesting, entrusting with, pretend
Also: hint
On'yomi (音読み)
- タク
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- かこつ.ける
- かこ.つ
- かこ.つける
About this kanji
The kanji 「託」 primarily means to entrust or consign something to someone else. It is often used in nouns rather than verbs. For example, the word 委託 (いたく) refers to the act of entrusting something to a person or organization, while 信託 (しんたく) means trust, particularly in a financial context. Another common compound, 受託 (じゅたく), indicates the condition of being entrusted with a task or responsibility. A usage note is that this kanji carries a sense of reliance on others, reflecting a deeper social nuance in Japanese culture.
Example sentences
彼に事務を託した。
I entrusted the office work to him.
Meanings across languages
- English
- consign, requesting, entrusting with, pretend, hint
- Tiếng Việt
- ủy thác
- 日本語
- 託す
- 한국어
- 위탁하다
- 中文
- 托付
- id
- menitipkan
- th
- มอบหมาย
- es
- confiar
- fr
- confier
- de
- anvertrauen
- pt
- confiar
Common compounds
- 委託entrusting (something to a person), consignment (of goods), putting in someone's charge
- 信託trust, entrusting, leaving in someone's trust
- 屈託worry, care, concern
- 受託being entrusted with, taking charge of
- 嘱託commission, entrusting with (work), part-time employee
- 託すto entrust (someone) with, to leave (a matter) with someone, to place under someone's care
- 預託depositing (of money, valuables, etc.), deposition
- 請託solicitation
Words using this kanji
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