預かる

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 預かる, read あずかる, means taking charge of someone else's belongings or someone or something needing care.
• Basic usage: It is used for looking after a traveling friend's cat or keeping bags at a reception desk.
  • 旅行中の友人から猫を三日間預かった。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Direction compared with 預ける
  • 預かる describes receiving something into one's care, while 預ける describes entrusting it to someone. The cat's caretaker uses 預かる, and the owner entrusting the cat uses 預ける.