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任
Kanji meaning "responsibility, duty, term"
Jiten frequency #189
JLPT N3
Grade 5
Kanken Level 6
WaniKani Level 21
RTK
KLC Volume 3
TMW Student
6 strokes
Meanings
responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint
On'yomi
ニン
Kun'yomi
まか.せる
まか.す
Reading usage
にん
281 (88%)
まか
36 (11%)
あたる
1 (0%)
責
(
せき
)
任
(
にん
)
duty
#906
任
(
にん
)
務
(
む
)
duty
#3495
無
(
む
)
責
(
せき
)
任
(
にん
)
irresponsibility
#5286
責
(
せき
)
任
(
にん
)
を
取
(
と
)
る
to take responsibility (for a fallout)
#6467
担
(
たん
)
任
(
にん
)
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject)
#6479
責
(
せき
)
任
(
にん
)
者
(
しゃ
)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff)
#6646
適
(
てき
)
任
(
にん
)
competent
#9171
責
(
せき
)
任
(
にん
)
感
(
かん
)
sense of responsibility
#9989
責
(
せき
)
任
(
にん
)
を
持
(
も
)
って
responsibly
#10426
就
(
しゅう
)
任
(
にん
)
assumption (of office)
#10548
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Most common words using this kanji
任
(
まか
)
せる
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone)
#505
責
(
せき
)
任
(
にん
)
duty
#906
任
(
まか
)
す
to entrust (to someone)
#2762
お
任
(
まか
)
せ
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else
#3006
任
(
にん
)
務
(
む
)
duty
#3495
無
(
む
)
責
(
せき
)
任
(
にん
)
irresponsibility
#5286
責
(
せき
)
任
(
にん
)
を
取
(
と
)
る
to take responsibility (for a fallout)
#6467
担
(
たん
)
任
(
にん
)
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject)
#6479
責
(
せき
)
任
(
にん
)
者
(
しゃ
)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff)
#6646
身
(
み
)
を
任
(
まか
)
せる
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man)
#8061
任
(
まか
)
せとけ
leave it to me
#9026
適
(
てき
)
任
(
にん
)
competent
#9171
責
(
せき
)
任
(
にん
)
感
(
かん
)
sense of responsibility
#9989
責
(
せき
)
任
(
にん
)
を
持
(
も
)
って
responsibly
#10426
就
(
しゅう
)
任
(
にん
)
assumption (of office)
#10548
任
(
にん
)
命
(
めい
)
appointment
#11327
力
(
ちから
)
任
(
まか
)
せ
using all one's strength
#11796
主
(
しゅ
)
任
(
にん
)
person in charge
#12933
任
(
にん
)
obligation
#12972
一
(
いち
)
任
(
にん
)
entrusting (everything to)
#15488
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