お任せ

Japanese

Kanji in this term

任

Etymology

Compound of 御 (o-, honorific prefix) +‎ 任せ (makase), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem form”) of verb 任せる (makaseru, “to entrust with something or someone, to leave (up) to something or someone”), itself the causative form of Old Japanese verb 任く (maku, “to order someone to do something; to appoint someone to a role or responsibility”).

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• IPA: [o̞ma̠ka̠se̞]

Alternative forms

• 御任せ

Noun

お任せ (hiragana おまかせ, romaji omakase)

1. leaving something to someone else, often the choice of a meal to a chef