任す (まかす): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

任す (まかす) means to entrust / to leave to someone.

See example sentences below.

任す at a glance

任す

まかすmakasu

N1verb

to entrust / to leave to someone

任すまかすmakasuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to entrust / to leave to someone

Example 1

彼に仕事を任すことにした。

Translation

I decided to entrust the work to him.

Example 2

子供たちに世話を任す。

Translation

I leave the care to the children.