Info on the Kanji 任

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What is this? "任"

Meaning(s)

responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint

Reading(s)

onyomi NIN
kunyomi maka-seru, maka-su

Other

stroke count 6
grade 5
jlpt level N3
Example words with 任
WordMeaning
にん
nin
obligation / duty / charge / responsibility
いちにん
ichinin
entrusting
かいにん
kainin
dismissal
げんにん
gennin
present post
こうにん
kounin
successor
こうにん
kou nin
demotion
ざいにん
zainin
being in office
じにん
jinin
self-appointment / pretension
じにん
jinin
to resign / resignation
しゅにん
shunin
person in charge / responsible official / senior staff
じゅにん
ju nin
being appointed / bearing entrusted responsibilities
じゅうにん
juunin
heavy responsibility / important post / reelection / reappointment
じょうにん
jounin
standing / regular / permanent
しんにん
shinnin
trust / confidence / credence
しんにん
shinnin
inaugural / new
おやにん
oya nin
imperial appointment
せきにん
sekinin
duty / responsibility / liability / onus
せんにん
sennin
seniority / predecessor
せんにん
sennin
nomination / selection / election / assignment / appointment
ぜんにん
zennin
former
退たいにん
tainin
retirement / resignation / stepping down
だいにん
dai nin
agency / acting official
たいにん
tainin
important task / heavy responsibility
ちゃくにん
chakunin
take up a new post
てきにん
tekinin
competent / suitable / qualified
てんにん
tennin
change of post
とくにん
toku nin
specially appointed / appointed temporarily for a specific task
まかす
makasu
to entrust / to leave to a person
まかせ
makase
leaving everything up to someone else
にんい
nin i
any / arbitrary / optional / discretion / non-specific / unspecified / free will
にんかん
ninkan
appointment / investiture
にんき
ninki
term of office
にんしょく
nin shoku
ordination / appointment to a post
にんむ
ninmu
duty / function / office / mission / task
にんめい
ninmei
appointment / nomination / ordination / commission / designation
にんよう
ninyou
appointment / employment
はいにん
hainin
breach of trust
ほうにん
hounin
noninterference / leaving something to take its own course / giving someone a free hand with something
おまかせ
o makase
leaving a decision to someone else
うんまかせ
un makase
trusting or resignation to fate
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Example Sentences with 任
私たちがそこへ行くかどうかを決めるのは君の責だ。

惰性に身をせているがために今のような現在があるんですね。

そしてこの法律案が通らなかった場合において、おまえはどういう責をとるのだ。

早く原因を見つけて、スランプを治して谷崎主の期待にこたえないと。



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