committee / entrust
N2- Onyomi
- イ
- Kunyomi
- ゆだ(ねる)
- Stroke count
- 8
- JLPT
- N2
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 委 down and you get 禾 (grain / rice plant) — a stalk of grain bending under its ripe head, and beside it 女 (woman) — a figure kneeling with arms folded. Picture a ripe stalk of grain, put 委 inside it, and let that scene stand for "committee" — committee / entrust. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 8
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は8画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 8 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
委任
inin
delegation (of authority)
委託
itaku
outsourcing
委託する
itakusuru
to do outsourcing
委任する
ininsuru
to do delegation (of authority)
委任した
ininshita
plain past: did delegation (of authority)
委託した
itakushita
plain past: did outsourcing
Example sentences (2)
この件は委員会で話し合われます。
この けん は いいんかい で はなしあわれます。
kono ken wa iinkai de hanashiawaremasu.
This matter will be discussed by the committee.
後輩に大切な仕事を委ねました。
こうはい に たいせつな しごと を ゆだねました。
kouhai ni taisetsuna shigoto o yudanemashita.
I entrusted an important job to a junior colleague.