任せる (まかせる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

任せる (まかせる) means to entrust / to leave (to someone).

See example sentences below.

任せる at a glance

任せる

まかせるmakaseru

N3verb

to entrust / to leave (to someone)

任せるまかせるmakaseruN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to entrust / to leave (to someone)

Example 1

仕事を部下にまかせた。

Translation

I entrusted the work to my subordinate.

Example 2

料理は全部おまかせします。

Translation

I'll leave all the cooking to you.