任 — kanji meaning “responsibility”
任
responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint
- Meanings
- responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint
- On'yomi
- ニン (nin)
- Kun'yomi
- まか.せる、まか.す
- Name readings
- さ、とう、ひで
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #217 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 9
- Chinese reading
- rèn, rén — Chinese character page
Words with 任
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 責任 | せきにん sekinin | duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff) |
| 任務 | にんむ ninmu | duty; function; office |
| 就任 | しゅうにん shuunin | assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration |
| 辞任 | じにん jinin | resignation (from a position) |
| 任意 | にんい nin'i | optional; voluntary; arbitrary |
| 主任 | しゅにん shunin | person in charge; senior staff; manager |
| 担任 | たんにん tannin | being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of |
| 任期 | にんき ninki | term of office |
| 任命 | にんめい ninmei | appointment; nomination; ordination |
| 赴任 | ふにん funin | moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment |
| 委任 | いにん inin | entrusting; charge; delegation |
| 解任 | かいにん kainin | dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal |
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