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任

任 — responsibility, duty, term

On
ニン
Kun
まかせる, まかす
Strokes
6
JLPT
N3
School grade
5

Common words with 任

  • 責任せきにんduty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff)Common

    けんかは両方に責任がある。
    It takes two to make a quarrel.

  • 辞任じにんresignation (from a position)Common

    彼は大統領を辞任した。
    He resigned as president.

  • 就任しゅうにんassumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installationCommon

    彼は大統領に就任した。
    He was inaugurated as President.

  • 常任じょうにんstanding; regular; permanentCommon
  • 任期にんきterm of officeCommon
  • 後任こうにんsuccessorCommon
  • 責任者せきにんしゃperson in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person respons…Common
  • 主任しゅにんperson in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; headCommon
  • 任務にんむduty; function; office; mission; task; roleCommon
  • 不信任ふしんにんnon-confidence; lack of confidenceCommon
  • 解任かいにんdismissal (from a post); discharge; removalCommon
  • 背任はいにんbreach of trust; malfeasance; malpractice; misappropriationCommon
  • 任意にんいoptional; voluntary; arbitrary; random; discretionary; facultative; spontaneous…Common
  • 信任しんにんtrust; confidence; credenceCommon
  • 赴任ふにんmoving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointm…Common
  • 在任ざいにんbeing in officeCommon
  • 退任たいにんretirement; resignation; stepping downCommon
  • 担任たんにんbeing in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge ofCommon
  • 任命にんめいappointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designationCommon
  • 無責任むせきにんirresponsibilityCommon

With the N5–N3 kanji, you can read 155 words that use 任.

  • 責任 せきにん duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff)
  • 辞任 じにん resignation (from a position)
  • 常任 じょうにん standing; regular; permanent
  • 任期 にんき term of office
  • 後任 こうにん successor

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