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預かり (あずかり, azukari) Japanese meaning: custody | Kotomora

預あずかり

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Meanings

1

custody; keeping; safekeeping

Refers to the state of being looked after by someone else, or the act of holding something for another person. Often used in formal or legal contexts.

荷に物もつを預あずかり所しょに預あずけた。

I left my luggage at the cloakroom.

彼かれは警けい察さつの預あずかりとなった。

He was taken into police custody.

2

draw; tie; undecided match

Used in sports, especially sumo, for a match that ends without a clear winner. Also used more broadly for any contest that results in a tie.

大おお相撲ずもうで預あずかりとなることは稀まれだ。
It is rare for a sumo match to be declared a draw.
判はん定ていは預あずかりとなった。
The decision was a draw.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を預あずかりとするto hold a matter pending / put it on hold
ご注ちゅう文もんの件けんは一いっ旦たん預あずかりとさせていただきます。
We'll hold your order request pending for now.
〈事こと〉が預あずかりになるfor a match/bout to end in a draw
横よこ綱づな同どう士しの相撲すもうは預あずかりになった。
The bout between the two grand champions ended in a draw.

Kanji

預deposit, custody, leave with

Related words

保ほ管かんN1sense 1
保管 is the general, formal term for storing or keeping something safe, while 預かり specifically emphasizes holding something on behalf of another person.
引ひき分わけN3sense 2
引き分け is the everyday word for a tie or draw in sports and games, while 預かり is a more specialized term used especially in sumo for an undecided bout.

Don't confuse with

預あずけるN3sense 1
預ける is the transitive verb meaning 'to entrust/leave something with someone', while 預かり is the noun naming the resulting state or act of keeping it.

Word family· 8

預あずかり主ぬし
person entrusted with something; depositary; bailee
預あずかり人にん
custodian; trustee; person entrusted with property · person in charge of a detainee; custodian of a person in custody
預あずかり所じょ
cloakroom; parcel room; baggage check
預あずかり物もの
something left in someone's care; item held for safekeeping

Written forms

預あずかりUsage40%
Standard kanji spelling; common in news and formal contexts.
預あずかりUsage60%
Variant spelling; less common but still seen.

Etymology

Noun form of the verb 預かる (あずかる, 'to take into custody, to keep'). The kanji 預 means 'deposit' or 'entrust'.

預あずかり金きん

deposit received; money held in trust

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一いち時じ預あずかり
temporary custody; baggage checking; short-term storage
保ほ護ご預あずかり
safe deposit; custody; safekeeping
預あずかり資し産さん
assets under custody; assets on deposit; deposit assets