託
託·entrust
- On-yomi
- タク
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 委託 | いたく | consignment, entrusting |
| 信託 | しんたく | trust (financial) |
| 託児所 | たくじしょ | day-care center |
| 依託 | いたく | entrusting, commission |
Example sentences
工事は専門の業者に委託した。
こうじはせんもんのぎょうしゃにいたくした。
We contracted the construction out to a specialist firm.
会社の中に託児所ができた。
かいしゃのなかにたくじしょができた。
A day-care center was set up inside the company.
彼は夢を息子に託した。
かれはゆめをむすこにたくした。
He entrusted his dream to his son.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Confusing 委託 (handing work over) with 委任 (いにん, delegating authority)
- Reading 託す as たのす — it is たくす
Memory aid
Picture it
Words 言 placed in someone else's keeping (乇) — you hand over your say-so and let them act for you.
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