お任せ
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Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 任 |
| まか Grade: 5 |
| kun’yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 御任せ |
Etymology[edit]
Compound of 御 (o-, honorific prefix) + 任せ (makase, “entrusting”), 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 and Classical verb 任く (maku, “to order someone to do something; to appoint someone to a role or responsibility”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- leaving something to someone else, especially the choice of a meal to a chef
- 専門家におまかせする
- senmonka ni omakase suru
- to leave it to the experts
- 専門家におまかせする
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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