How to say 'Consignment' in Japanese | 委託

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The Japanese word for Consignment is 'Itaku', written as 委託 in Japanese.'Consignment' in hiragana is いたく.

word

委託

Meaning

Consignment

Reading

いたく

itaku

Kanji

委Committee 託Entrust, Consign

Explanation

The Japanese noun '委託 (いたく)' refers to the act of entrusting or consigning something to someone else, often in a business or legal context. It implies that responsibility or authority is being delegated to another party. For example: The company consigned the task to a specialist「会社はその仕事を専門家に委託した」(かいしゃはそのしごとをせんもんかにいたくした). The goods were sent on consignment「商品は委託で送られた」(しょうひんはいたくでおくられた). This term is commonly used in contexts involving outsourcing, agency agreements, or the transfer of responsibilities.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4917

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 委託

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

委

Meaning

Committee

kanji

託

Meaning

Entrust, Consign

Words Related to 委託 Through the Kanji 委

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 委 as well.

word

委員

Meaning

Committee

word

委員会

Meaning

Committee

word

委ねる

Meaning

Entrust

Words Related to 委託 Through the Kanji 託

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 託 as well.

word

信託

Meaning

Trust

word

託する

Meaning

Entrust

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'Itaku' means 'Consignment' .

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