託
consign, requesting, entrusting with, pretend, hint
Readings
On'yomi
- タク
Kun'yomi
- かこつ.ける
- かこ.つ
- かこ.つける
Meaning
託 centers on handing something over to another person's care or authority: consigning goods, entrusting a task, or making a request. The "pretend" and "hint" senses are extensions where one entrusts a hidden meaning or feigned intention to someone else's interpretation.
Most common words using 託
20 of 110- 委託いたくN1
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
- 信託しんたく
trust; entrusting; leaving in someone's trust
- 託するたくする
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to place under someone's care
- 託すたくすN1
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to place under someone's care
- 受託じゅたく
being entrusted with; taking charge of
- 結託けったく
conspiracy; collusion
- 託児たくじ
childcare; day care
- 供託きょうたく
deposit
- 嘱託しょくたく
commission; entrusting with (work)
- 預託よたく
depositing (of money, valuables, etc.); deposition
- 託宣たくせん
oracle; revelation; divine message
- 託つけかこつけ
pretext; excuse
- 神託しんたく
oracle; revelation; divine message
- 屈託くったく
worry; care; concern
- 御託ごたく
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
- 付託ふたく
committal; reference; submission (e.g. to committee); commitment
- 寄託きたく
deposit; entrusting
- 住友信託銀行すみともしんたくぎんこう
Sumitomo Trust and Banking Company, Limited
- 託送たくそう
consignment
- 負託ふたく
charging (someone) with (a responsibility); entrusting (someone) with; entrusted responsibility; mandate
Study
Etymology
託 combines 言 (words) with 乇, which likely contributes the sound and may have originally depicted a sprout or plant, though the exact semantic role is uncertain. The character expresses entrusting or consigning through speech.
Meaning mnemonic
Words (言) are entrusted to someone, like handing over a message. The right side 乇 looks like a person reaching out to receive something, so together they show entrusting words to another.
Reading mnemonic
For タク, imagine entrusting a package to a tack shop: tack -> タク, and you leave your words with the shopkeeper.