entrust · committee

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 委 means entrusting; its on-reading is い and its kun-reading is ゆだねる.
• Basic usage: 委員(いいん) means a committee member, while 委ねる(ゆだねる) means to entrust matters such as decisions.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A person holding a role and a decision left to someone
  • 委員 identifies an individual committee member who may ask questions in a meeting or be elected by vote. It is read いいん, with consecutive い sounds.
  • 解釈を読者に委ねる means leaving interpretation up to the reader. In this context, 委ねる concerns entrusting a decision or interpretation rather than handing over an object.