委ねる

• 読み: ゆだねる
• ローマ字: yudaneru
• 漢字の分解: 委 (yuda/i) — to entrust, delegate, committee
• 発音: /jɯ.da.ne.ɾɯ/

意味

To entrust; to leave a matter to someone else. Implies handing over responsibility or decision-making authority.

A Group 2 (ichidan) transitive verb. Conveys placing trust in someone by letting them handle a situation or make a decision. More formal and weighty than 任せる. Often used for important matters — legal decisions, fate, political authority. Common pattern: AにBを委ねる.

例文

1. 今後の判断は専門家に委ねることにした。
2. 彼は自分の運命を神に委ねた。
3. 権限を部下に委ねることで、組織は成長する。

使い方ガイド

場面: business, law, decision-making

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

The kanji 委 combines 禾 (grain) and 女 (woman), originally meaning to bend or yield. Extended to mean entrusting or delegating authority to another.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Professional