Kanji 任: "responsibility, duty, term"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 任

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 任まかせるto leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to entrust (someone) with · to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to let (happen); to give (oneself to something)
• 責せき任にんduty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff) · liability; onus
• 任にん務むduty; function; office; mission
• お任まかせle fait de s'en remettre à quelqu'un, laisser faire · menu au choix du chef, omakase
• 任まかすto entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
• 責せき任にん者しゃperson in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor
• 無む責せき任にんirresponsibility
• 責せき任にんを取とるto take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
• 就しゅう任にんassumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
• 責せき任にんを持もつto be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
• 担たん任にんbeing in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of · class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
• 身みを任まかせるto give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to

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