# 委 — entrust; committee

委 means “entrust; committee”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: イ (i). Kun'yomi: ゆだ(ねる) (yudaneru). You'll see it in words such as 委ねる (yudaneru, “to entrust to; to leave to”).

- Meaning: entrust; committee
- On'yomi: イ (i)
- Kun'yomi: ゆだ(ねる) (yudaneru)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Government 2

## How to remember 委

Grain (禾) left in a woman's (女) care: entrust.

Parts: 禾 grain · 女 woman

## Words with 委

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 委ねる | ゆだねる (yudaneru) | to entrust to; to leave to |

## Don't confuse it with

[萎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/droop/)

## More in the “Government 2” set

[権](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/authority/) · [府](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/government-office/) · [委](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/entrust/) · [官](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/official/) · [省](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ministry/)

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