任
任 — Responsibility
responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint
On’yomiニン (nin)
Kun’yomiまかせる (makaseru)
Kun’yomiまかす (makasu)
Stroke order (6 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 任
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 責任 | せきにん sekinin | duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability |
| 辞任 | じにん jinin | resignation (from a position) |
| 就任 | しゅうにん shuunin | assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration |
| 常任 | じょうにん jounin | standing; regular; permanent |
| 任期 | にんき ninki | term of office |
| 後任 | こうにん kounin | successor |
Study notes
任 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 6 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #217 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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