Vocabulary

What does 任せる (まかせる, makaseru) mean?

任せる (まかせる, makaseru) means to entrust, to leave (something) to.

Quick facts
Readingまかせる
Romajimakaseru
Part of speechichidan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
まかせる
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmakaseru

to entrust, to leave (something) to

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

Example sentences

  • I leave the cooking to my mother.

  • I'm leaving this job to you.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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