No. 3,236 in Japanese
委ね
"委ね" means "to entrust" or "to devote."
In a sentence
彼は全てを彼女に委ねた。
He entrusted everything to her.
The word '委ね' is used here to express entrusting responsibilities or duties to another person.
将来の計画は運命に委ねるしかない。
We can only leave our future plans to fate.
'委ね' in this context conveys surrendering or leaving something to an uncontrollable force.
このプロジェクトの完成を彼女の判断に委ねる。
The completion of this project is entrusted to her decision.
Here, '委ね' is used to indicate reliance on someone's judgment or decision-making process.
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