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任 kanji
responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- Grade 5 (elementary school)
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On readings
ニン
Kun readings
まかせるまかす
Words with 任
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —特任講師specially appointed lecturer (associate professor, etc.)
- —自己放任self-neglect
- —責任追及pursuing liability; finding out who is at fault; trying to pin the blame on someone
- —賠償責任compensation liability; indemnity liability; obligation to pay reparations
- —学級担任homeroom teacher; form teacher
- —任意聴取voluntary questioning (by the police); voluntary interview
- —任意組合voluntary partnership
- —委任契約delegation contract; mandate agreement; contract delegating legal authority (e.g. to a guardian)
- —常任理事executive director
- —任意抽出random sampling
- —責任転換shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
- —専任読手designated reader (comp. karuta); designated reciter; highest reader qualification
- —監督責任supervisory responsibility; managerial responsibility
- —代理委任状power of attorney
- —不信任投票no-confidence vote; vote of no confidence
- —無任所大臣minister without portfolio; minister without appointed duties
- —無過失責任no-fault liability
- —常任理事国permanent member of the UN Security Council
- —責任を取るto take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
- —責任を担うto shoulder responsibility