託する

• 読み: たくする
• ローマ字: takusuru
• 漢字の分解: 託 (taku) — to entrust, to use as a pretext
• 発音: /ta.kɯ.sɯ.ɾɯ/

意味

To entrust something to someone; to consign; to use something as a pretext or cover for one's true intentions.

A Group 3 (suru) verb with two distinct senses: the straightforward sense of delegating or entrusting (子供に夢を託する), and the more nuanced sense of using something as a convenient excuse or vehicle for expressing an ulterior motive (口実に託する). The second sense appears frequently in literary and formal writing.

例文

1. 病気を口実に託して招待を断ったが、本当は気が進まなかっただけだ。
2. 作家は自身の孤独感を主人公に託して、この長編小説を書き上げた。
3. 遺言状には全財産を孤児院に託することが明記されていた。

使い方ガイド

場面: literature, legal documents, formal writing, journalism

トーン: deliberate

起源と歴史

From 託 (taku) meaning 'to entrust, to request, to use as a pretext', combined with the verbal suffix する. The character 託 itself derives from 言 (speech) and 乇 (to entrust), conveying the idea of verbally delegating something.

文化的背景

時代: Classical to Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated