Kanji: 託 (Entrust/Consign)
The kanji 託 means "to entrust," "to consign," or "to pretext." It represents the act of giving someone else the responsibility for something, or using something as an excuse.
Key Reading:
On-yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): タク (taku)
Common Words & Usage:
依頼 (irai) - Noun/Suru-verb. Request, commission (often uses 依, but 託 appears in more formal contexts).
委託 (itaku) - Noun/Suru-verb. Consignment, entrustment.
託児所 (takujisho) - Noun. Daycare center, nursery (a place to entrust children).
言い訳 (iiwake) - Noun. Excuse, pretext (can be written as 言い訳け using 託).
Example Sentence:
Japanese: 仕事で忙しい時は、子供を託児所に預けます。
Romaji: Shigoto de isogashii toki wa, kodomo o takujisho ni azukemasu.
English: When I'm busy with work, I leave my child at the daycare center.
Learning the correct stroke order for kanji like 託 is essential for balanced, legible Japanese handwriting and is a fundamental part of mastering kanji writing.