委
イ, ゆだ.ねる, まかせ

committee, entrust to, leave to, devote, discard

JLPT2 G3 S8 F187

As per 禾# (hang low) + 女 woman → tired (and/or stooped) woman likened to low-hanging grain → *let go of*; *leave behind* (← let hang) → *entrust* (← leave matters to others ← hang listlessly); *devote oneself to* (← allow oneself to become completely devoted to ← let go of).

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