• 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.

仕事しごとを彼かれに委ゆだねました。
I entrusted the job to him.

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

🎧 Listen to イ and ゆだねる.