委嘱

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The spelling is 委嘱, read いしょく, and it combines 委, meaning entrust, with 嘱, meaning commission or request.
• Basic usage: 委嘱 is the formal commissioning or appointment of an expert or other qualified person to perform a specific role or task for an organization.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The act of entrusting work and the resulting appointment
  • Both examples use the form 委嘱. The first assigns an expert to committee work, while the second presents certificates to counselors who have received such appointments.
• An investigation committee and certificates for counselors
  • 市は専門家を調査委員に委嘱した。 — The city commissioned an expert to serve on the investigation committee.
  • 式典で委嘱を受けた相談員に証書が渡された。 — Certificates were presented to the counselors appointed at the ceremony.