委託・委托|いたくitaku[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
委託委託 is the most common and standard written form for this meaning. It is the appropriate choice for beginners.
委托委托 is a rarely used variant written entirely with kanji. It is not the usual choice for learners.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbentrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 委託する（いたくする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 委託します（いたくします） |
| Negative (nai) | 委託しない（いたくしない） |
| polite (masen) | 委託しません（いたくしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 委託せず・委託せぬ（いたくせず・いたくせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 委託した（いたくした） |
| polite (mashita) | 委託しました（いたくしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 委託しなかった（いたくしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 委託しませんでした（いたくしませんでした） |
| Te form | 委託して（いたくして） |
| Potential | 委託できる（いたくできる） |
| Passive | 委託される（いたくされる） |
| Causative | 委託させる（いたくさせる） |
| Causative passive | 委託させられる（いたくさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 委託すれば（いたくすれば） |
| tara | 委託したら（いたくしたら） |
| Volitional | 委託しよう（いたくしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 委託しましょう（いたくしましょう） |
| Imperative | 委託しろ（いたくしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym任せるまかせるNeutralA verb for handing a matter over to someone to do or decide; common in speech, whereas 「委託」 is more formal and mostly business outsourcing.
- Synonym信託しんたくWrittenWritten term for a trust: property entrusted to another for management, mainly in finance and law; 「委託」 is broader in scope.
- Synonym任すまかすNeutralA godan verb close in meaning to 「任せる」, though used less often; 「委託」 is more formal and mostly business outsourcing.
- Synonym委任いにんWrittenWritten term for delegation or authorization, mainly in legal contexts; 「委託」 centers on outsourcing business.
- Synonym依頼いらいNeutralA request or commission: the focus is on asking someone to do something; 「委託」 is more formal and contract-based.
- Synonym預けるあずけるNeutralFor depositing goods or leaving children in someone's care; 「委託」 centers on business.
- Synonym嘱託しょくたくWrittenWritten term for commissioning work, or for a temporary employee as in 「嘱託社員」; 「委託」 is broader.
- Synonym頼むたのむNeutralAn everyday word for asking someone to do something; 「委託」 is more formal.
- Synonym託するたくするWrittenWritten verb for entrusting a matter to someone or investing feelings in something; 「委託」 focuses on entrusting business.
- Antonym受託じゅたくWrittenWritten antonym: taking on a commission — the opposite position from the entrusting side of 「委託」.
Use 「委託」 for formally entrusting business or sales to others, as in 「業務委託」 and 「委託販売」. In speech, hand things over with 「任せる」; to request work, use 「依頼」 or 「頼む」; to leave goods or children in someone's care, 「預ける」; the side accepting the work is 「受託」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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