任
任·responsibility, entrust, duty
- On-yomi
- ニン
- Kun-yomi
- まかせるまかす
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 責任 | せきにん | responsibility |
| 任せる | まかせる | to entrust, to leave up to |
| 主任 | しゅにん | chief, person in charge |
| 担任 | たんにん | homeroom teacher, being in charge of |
Example sentences
この仕事は私に任せてください。
このしごとはわたしにまかせてください。
Please leave this job to me.
事故の責任は運転手にある。
じこのせきにんはうんてんしゅにある。
Responsibility for the accident lies with the driver.
担任の先生に相談しました。
たんにんのせんせいにそうだんしました。
I consulted my homeroom teacher.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 責任 as *せきじん instead of せきにん
- Mixing up 任せる (to entrust to someone) with 預ける (to leave an object in someone's keeping)
Memory aid
Picture it
A person (亻) shouldering a load on a carrying pole — the duty placed on them.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 責任せきにんresponsibility
- 責任者せきにんしゃperson in charge
- 無責任むせきにんirresponsible
- 任せるまかせるto entrust to another, to leave (a matter) to someone
- 単身赴任たんしんふにんjob transfer away from one's family
- 後任こうにんsuccessor (to a post)
- 就任するしゅうにんするto assume office
- 辞任するじにんするto resign
- 赴任するふにんするto take up a new post
- 就任しゅうにんassumption of office
- 任務にんむduty, task, mission
- 赴任ふにんproceeding to a new post
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