委

entrust

JLPT N2 Grade 3 8 strokes

Kun'yomi: ゆだ.ねる
On'yomi: イ
Radical: 女 · woman (woman, female)

委 means "entrust". It is a JLPT N2 kanji written in 8 strokes. It is read ゆだ.ねる in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and イ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 3.

委 in example sentences

私わたしは委員会いいんかいの議長ぎちょうを知しっている。

Watashi wa iinkai no gichou o shitte iru.

I know the committee chairperson.
トムは委員会いいんかいで多おおくのアイディアを共有きょうゆうした。

Tomu wa iinkai de ooku no aidia o kyouyuu shita.

Tom shared a large number of ideas with the committee.
調査ちょうさ委員会いいんかいの新しん委員いいんを任命にんめいしなければならない。

Chousa iinkai no shin iin o ninmei shinakereba naranai.

We have to appoint new members of the examining board.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Words that use 委

委ねる to entrust

More 女 (woman) kanji

Common questions

What does the kanji 委 mean?: 委 means "entrust". It is a JLPT N2 kanji.
How many strokes does 委 have?: 委 is written in 8 strokes.
How is 委 read?: It is read ゆだ.ねる in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and イ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 委?: 委 is a JLPT N2 kanji.

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