also: ひとまかせ
leaving to others; relying on others; depending on others
Describes the act of leaving decisions, tasks, or responsibilities to other people instead of handling them oneself. Often used in negative contexts to criticize passivity or lack of initiative.
See also: 人任せ
He always leaves things to others and never takes the initiative himself.
大事な決定を他人任せにしてはいけない。
You shouldn't leave important decisions to other people.
Standard kanji spelling.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; common in less formal writing.
Irregular kana usage; the reading ひとまかせ is sometimes used for 人任せ, but たにんまかせ is standard.
Compound of 他人 (たにん, 'other people') and 任せ (まかせ, the noun form of 任せる 'to entrust').