日本語道場

Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji
任

N3

Meaningsresponsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint
On'yomiニン
Kun'yomiまか、まか
Strokes6
Radical人

Compounds

  • entrusting, charge, delegation, authorization

  • dismissal (from a post), discharge, removal

  • reappointment

  • being in office

  • resignation (from a position)

  • assumption (of office), taking up (a post), inauguration, installation

  • initial salary, starting salary, entry-level salary

  • standing, regular, permanent

  • trust, confidence, credence

  • duty, responsibility (incl. supervision of staff), liability, onus

Example sentences

  • There's no escaping responsibility.

  • It is up to you to decide whether we will go there or not.

  • I've ended up in my present state from having indulged myself.

  • And how will you take responsibility in the case that this bill doesn't pass?

  • Hasn't it been solved yet? Whose responsibility is it, the prefecture's or the country's?

  • Everybody's business is nobody's business.

  • It is up to the government to take action on violence.

  • Let's put her in charge of that.