Illustration: At a small Japanese flower shop, the owner places the shop key into an assistant's open hand, then steps toward the door with a travel bag. The assistant already stands behind the counter wearing the working apron, with a waiting customer's bouquet laid out in front of her.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

任まかす

makasu

to entrust, to leave to someone

Often used in the passive form. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは重大じゅうだいな使命しめいを任まかされた。

    He was given an important mission.

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  2. 私わたしは大切たいせつな仕事しごとを任まかされた。

    I was charged with an important task.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 仕事しごとのペースは社員各人しゃいんかくじんに任まかされている。

    Work pace is left up to the individual employee.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 任

  • 任responsibility; entrustOnニンKunまかせる・まかす

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