委託 (いたく, itaku) Japanese meaning: entrusting | Kotomora

委い託たく

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

委託する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Used when giving something (goods, tasks, authority) to another party to handle on one's behalf. Common in business, legal, and logistics contexts.

依い頼らいN3
依頼 is a general request or asking someone to do something, while 委託 implies formally handing over responsibility or goods, often in a business or legal arrangement.
委い任にんN1
委任 refers to legally delegating authority or duties (e.g., a power of attorney), while 委託 is the broader term covering entrusting tasks or goods, often in business or logistics.
外がい注ちゅう
外注 specifically means outsourcing work to an outside company, while 委託 is the broader term for entrusting tasks, goods, or authority to another party.
信しん託たく
信託 specifically refers to a legal trust (e.g., a financial trust), whereas 委託 is broader and covers consignment and commissioning of tasks or goods.

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嘱しょく託たく
委託 is the broader term for entrusting or consigning a task or item to another party, while 嘱託 implies a more formal, often individual, appointment or commission.
請うけ負おい
委託 emphasizes entrusting a task to someone else, whereas 請負 focuses on the contractor's obligation to complete the work.
一いち任にん
委託 means to outsource or commission a task to another party or organization, while 一任 stresses giving one person or group total decision-making power.
預よ託たく
委託 means entrusting a task or goods to someone in general (e.g. consignment), while 預託 specifically refers to entrusting money or valuables for safekeeping or as collateral.

受じゅ託たく
委託 is the act of entrusting a task to someone else, while 受託 is the receiving side—accepting that trust.

委い嘱しょく
委嘱 means formally commissioning a specific person (often an expert) for a task, whereas 委託 is the broader term for entrusting goods, tasks, or authority to another party.
委ゆだねるN1
委託する shares the kanji 委 and the idea of entrusting, but it specifically means commissioning a business or task, unlike the more abstract or emotional 委ねる.

件けんN2
委託 (an act of entrusting/consignment) is typically counted with 件 as a business matter or case, e.g. 一件の委託.

委い託たくUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; used in news and business contexts.
委い托たくUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 委託 is overwhelmingly preferred.
イタクUsage<1%

Sino-Japanese compound of 委 (entrust) and 託 (consign). The spelling 委托 is a variant using the simplified form of 託.