嘱託・属託・囑託|しょくたくshokutaku[0]heiban (flat)
This browser can't play pronunciations (needs Safari 18.4 or later, or Chrome / Edge / Firefox).
Which spelling to use
嘱託嘱託 is the most common and standard form; beginners should use it when writing this word.
属託属託 is a less common kanji-only variant and is rarely used; learners will seldom need to choose it in ordinary writing.
囑託囑託 is a less common kanji-only form using outdated kanji; recognize it as a variant, but choose 嘱託 instead.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbcommission; entrusting with (work)
- nounpart-time employee; temporary work
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 嘱託する（しょくたくする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 嘱託します（しょくたくします） |
| Negative (nai) | 嘱託しない（しょくたくしない） |
| polite (masen) | 嘱託しません（しょくたくしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 嘱託せず・嘱託せぬ（しょくたくせず・しょくたくせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 嘱託した（しょくたくした） |
| polite (mashita) | 嘱託しました（しょくたくしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 嘱託しなかった（しょくたくしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 嘱託しませんでした（しょくたくしませんでした） |
| Te form | 嘱託して（しょくたくして） |
| Potential | 嘱託できる（しょくたくできる） |
| Passive | 嘱託される（しょくたくされる） |
| Causative | 嘱託させる（しょくたくさせる） |
| Causative passive | 嘱託させられる（しょくたくさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 嘱託すれば（しょくたくすれば） |
| tara | 嘱託したら（しょくたくしたら） |
| Volitional | 嘱託しよう（しょくたくしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 嘱託しましょう（しょくたくしましょう） |
| Imperative | 嘱託しろ（しょくたくしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym委託いたくNeutralNeutral. Outsourcing work to an outside party, as in 「業務委託」; 「嘱託」 centers on entrusting a specific job and also names staff employed outside the regular track.
- Related委任いにんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Delegating or authorizing someone to act on one's behalf, with a strong legal flavor, as in 「委任状」.
- Related任命にんめいNeutralNeutral. Appointing someone to a post, whether permanent or temporary; 「嘱託」 centers on entrusting specific work or on non-regular staff.
- Related託するたくするWrittenWritten/formal prose verb: to entrust a thing or task to someone, or to pour one's feelings into something, as in 「思いを歌に託する」.
- Related任じるにんじるWrittenWritten/formal prose verb: to appoint someone to a post, or to assume a role and style oneself as such.
- Related任ずるにんずるWrittenWritten/formal prose verb with the same meaning as 「任じる」, but more archaic in tone.
- Antonym正規雇用せいきこようNeutralNeutral. Regular, open-ended full-time employment — the opposite of the temporary, non-regular engagement that 「嘱託」 describes.
Use 「嘱託」 for staff engaged on a non-regular basis, such as retirees rehired on contract, as in 「嘱託社員」 or 「嘱託医」. For outsourcing work to an outside party use 「委託」; for authorizing someone to act on your behalf use 「委任」. The opposite of 「嘱託」 is 「正規雇用」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
Kanji in this word
English equivalents
See also
