Word details

身を委ねる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 身を委ねる.

Dictionary

Entry

身を委ねる身をゆだねるみをゆだねるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #13457
1

to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)

Examples
大学生の時、有理子が愛欲に身を委ねた
When she was at university, Yuriko abandoned herself to sexual passion.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

somebody, person, one's station in life

7 strokesFrequency 320JLPT N2Grade 3

On

シン

Kun

committee, entrust to, leave to, devote, discard

8 strokesFrequency 187JLPT N2Grade 3

On

Kun

ゆだ.ねる

Nanori

まかせ

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