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預ける (あずける, azukeru) Japanese meaning: leave with | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 預ける · ichidan verb
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 預あず ける 預あず けない Polite 預あず けます 預あず けません Past polite 預あず けました 預あず けませんでした Past 預あず けた 預あず けなかった Te-form 預あず けて 預あず けないで Desire 預あず けたい 預あず けたくない Potential 預あず けられる also 預あず けれる 預あず けられない also 預あず けれない Passive 預あず けられる 預あず けられない Causative 預あず けさせる 預あず けさせない Causative passive 預あず けさせられる 預あず けさせられない Volitional 預あず けよう Polite volitional 預あず けましょう Imperative 預あず けろ 預あず けるな Conditional 預あず ければ 預あず けなければ Tara conditional 預あず けたら 預あず けなかったら
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I left my luggage at the hotel front desk.
I deposit money in the bank.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 〈 人ひと 〉 に 預あず ける to leave/entrust a thing with someone
I left my wallet with my friend.
判はん 断だん を 〈 人ひと 〉 に 預あず ける to leave a decision to someone
I'll leave the final decision to you.
体からだ を 〈 物もの 〉 に 預あず ける to lean/rest one's body against something
I rested my tired body against the chair.
〈 物もの 〉 を 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 預あず ける to deposit/check a thing at a place
I checked my coat at the cloakroom.
お 金かね を 銀ぎん 行こう に 預あず ける to deposit money at a bank
I deposited my whole bonus at the bank.
Expressions 下げ 駄た を 預あず ける leave everything to someone; entrust the matter entirely Kanji 預 deposit, custody, leave with Related words· 6 任せる means to entrust with full authority to decide or act, while 預ける can describe lighter or temporary delegation of a task.
託す is a slightly more formal or literary word for entrusting a task or hope to someone, whereas 預ける is the everyday verb for the same idea.
もたれる is intransitive and describes the body leaning on something by itself, while 預ける (as in 体を預ける) frames it as an action the person deliberately takes.
預ける is the broad verb for entrusting or leaving something (including money) with someone, while 預け入れる specifically means to deposit money into a bank or savings account.
Show 2 more 預ける means to deposit or entrust money (or objects) generally, whereas 振り込む specifically refers to transferring funds into an account.
預ける is used for leaving a physical object or person in someone's temporary care, whereas 委ねる is used for abstract matters like decisions, fate, or emotions.
Opposites 引き出す means to withdraw money or an item that was kept somewhere, the opposite of 預ける which means to deposit or leave it there.
預ける focuses on the giver's action of entrusting or depositing something with someone else, while 預かる focuses on the receiver's action of taking that thing into custody.
預ける means to deposit or entrust money to a bank, the opposite action of お金を下ろす, which means to withdraw it.
Don't confuse with 預ける is used from the giver's side (to leave something in someone's care), while 預かる is used from the receiver's side (to take charge of something for someone), and learners often confuse which direction each verb points.
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· 9 making someone wait; keeping in suspense · postponement; putting on hold
deposit; making a deposit
custody; keeping; checking-in
temple confinement as punishment
Written forms 預あず ける Usage 85%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
あずける Usage 15%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the intended nuance is broad.
Etymology Derived from the transitive form of 預かる (azukaru), with the kanji 預 meaning 'deposit' or 'entrust'.
Show 4 more item left in someone's care; deposited article
deposit; key money
temporary depositing; baggage checking
make a deposit; deposit money
