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任せる

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

任せる — “to entrust, to leave (to someone)”

任せる (read まかせる) means to entrust, to leave (to someone). It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a verb.

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まかせる

Meaning

to entrust, to leave (to someone)

任せる in a sentence

仕事しごとを彼かれに任まかせる。

To entrust the work to him.

The kanji in 任せる

任responsibility

Words that share a kanji with 任せる

責任せきにん— responsibility, duty
就任しゅうにん— assumption of office, inauguration

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