委

音読おんよみ:

訓読くんよみ: ゆだねる

画数かくすう: 8 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 女(おんな)

Meaning

Entrust / Leave to / Committee

  • 委員いいん — committee member
  • 委任いにん — delegation, entrusting
  • 委託いたく — outsourcing, commission
  • 委細いさい — details, particulars
  • 委ねるゆだねる — to entrust, to leave to

The kanji 委 combines the 女 (woman) radical with 禾 (grain, stylized here). Originally, it depicted a woman following a bending stalk, symbolizing obedience or trust. Over time, it evolved to mean “to entrust” or “to assign,” and is commonly seen in words involving responsibility and delegation.

仕事しごとかれゆだねました。
I entrusted the job to him.

彼女かのじょ委員会いいんかい委員いいんです。
She is a member of the committee.

員
Creates
委員いいん — committee member
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