JLPT N2 · 8 strokes
Kanji 委: "committee, entrust to, leave to"
The kanji 委 means "committee, entrust to, leave to, devote, discard". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read イ in on'yomi and ゆだ.ねる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
イ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ゆだ.ねる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | committee, entrust to, leave to, devote, discard |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 187 of 2,501 |
Common words with 委
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 委員committee member
- 委員長chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman
- 委員会committee; commission; board; panel
- 委ねるto entrust (a matter) to; to leave to · to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
- 身を委ねるto yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
- 実行委員action committee; executive committee
- 委託entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust
- 学級委員class representative
- 教育委員会Board of Education
- 委細details; particulars · everything; every last detail
- 実行委員会executive committee
- 委任entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
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