JLPT N3 · Verb

預かる (azukaru)

預かる (あずかる, azukaru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to look after; to take care of”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: あずかる
Romaji: azukaru
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

to look after; to take care of; to keep; to hold on to; to keep in custody · godan verb, transitive
to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to be entrusted with · godan verb, transitive
to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment); to leave undecided · godan verb, transitive
to take upon oneself (to do); to settle (a matter) oneself · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

４時まで荷物を預かっていただけませんか。

Could you keep my bags here until four?

Tatoeba #235201

地価が上がり続ければ私はかなりの利益にあずかることになろう。

I'll come in for a nice profit if land values continue to rise.

Tatoeba #127001

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 預かる

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	預かる	あずかる azukaru
Polite (~masu)	預かります	あずかります azukarimasu
Negative	預からない	あずからない azukaranai
Polite negative	預かりません	あずかりません azukarimasen
Past	預かった	あずかった azukatta
Polite past	預かりました	あずかりました azukarimashita
Negative past	預からなかった	あずからなかった azukaranakatta
Te-form	預かって	あずかって azukatte
Potential	預かれる	あずかれる azukareru
Passive	預かられる	あずかられる azukarareru
Causative	預からせる	あずからせる azukaraseru
Volitional	預かろう	あずかろう azukarou
Imperative	預かれ	あずかれ azukare
Conditional (~ba)	預かれば	あずかれば azukareba

Kanji in 預かる

預

deposit, custody, leave withヨ・あず.ける・あず.かる · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 預かる.

預けるあずけるto leave (in someone's keeping)預金よきんdeposit

Source: JMdict entry 1544970 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.