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委
Committee, Entrust
ゆだ.ねる
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
Japanese schools and companies often have many committees called 委員会 (iinkai). Students may serve on the library committee, festival committee, or sports committee.
Memory Trick
Imagine handing important rice plants (禾) to a woman (女) because you trust her to take care of them. You are entrusting responsibility, which is the meaning of 委.
Readings
Onyomi: イ
Kunyomi: ゆだ.ねる
Example Words
委員
いいん (iin)
Committee member
委員会
いいんかい (iinkai)
Committee
委任
いにん (inin)
Entrustment
委託
いたく (itaku)
Consignment
Example Sentence
私は 委員会 に 入っています。
わたしは いいんかい に はいっています。
watashi wa iinkai ni haitteimasu
I belong to a committee.