How to say "let" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounA loanword glossed simply as 'let'. It is a less common borrowing and is seldom the natural choice for everyday senses of 'let'; learners will almost always want a native verb instead.
- 任せるまかせるichidan verb, transitive verbCovers 'let' in the sense of letting something take its own course or letting it happen, as well as leaving things to chance or to someone else. Typical when you entrust a matter and stop trying to control it.
For the English 'let', use 「任せる」 for letting something take its own course or leaving matters to chance or someone else, while 「レット」 is a rare loanword gloss that is seldom the word you want.
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