委

Meaning

委 centers on handing something over to another: entrusting a task, leaving a matter to someone, or devoting effort. The committee sense is a natural extension where responsibility is collectively entrusted. The discard sense fits as leaving something behind or giving it up.

• 委員いいん
  N3

  committee member

• 委託いたく
  N1

  entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission

• 委ねるゆだねる
  N1

  to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to

• 委い

  committee; commission; board; panel

• 委任いにん
  N1

  entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization

• 教委きょうい

  Board of Education

• 委嘱いしょく

  commissioning; entrusting (with); request; appointment (to a position)

• 委譲いじょう

  transfer (of authority, power, etc.); delegation; devolution

• 公取委こうとりい

  Japan Fair Trade Commission (abbr)

• 委員会いいんかい
  N1

  committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting

• 委員長いいんちょう

  chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president

• 執行委員しっこういいん

  executive committee

• 教育委員会きょういくいいんかい

  Board of Education

• 公安委員会こうあんいいんかい

  public safety commission

• 議院運営委員会ぎいんうんえいいいんかい

  Committee on Rules and Administration (Diet); House Steering Committee; Standing Committee for House Management

• 常任委員会じょうにんいいんかい

  standing committee

• 労働委員会ろうどういいんかい

  labor-relations board; labour-relations board

• 国家公安委員会こっかこうあんいいんかい

  National Public Safety Commission

• 民生委員みんせいいいん

  district welfare officer

• 委任状いにんじょう

  commission; proxy; power of attorney; authorization

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