Japanese symbol for “committal”

付託

ふたく

Romaji: futaku

committal; reference; submission (e.g. to committee); commitment

In Japanese, committal is 付託, read ふたく (futaku).

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Meanings

n, vs, vt committal; reference; submission (e.g. to committee); commitment

Written forms: 付託、附託. Readings: ふたく.

Kanji and stroke order

付

adhere, attach, refer to

on: フ
kun: つ.ける、-つ.ける、-づ.ける、つ.け

5 strokes · JLPT 2

託

consign, requesting, entrusting with

on: タク
kun: かこつ.ける、かこ.つ、かこ.つける

10 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
付近	ふきん fukin	neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
付属	ふぞく fuzoku	being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to)
付き合い	つきあい tsukiai	association; socializing; socialising
受付	うけつけ uketsuke	reception (desk); information desk; receptionist
寄付	きふ kifu	contribution; donation
日付	ひづけ hizuke	date; dating
委託	いたく itaku	entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge
信託	しんたく shintaku	trust; entrusting; leaving in someone's trust

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.