Kanji
任
N3
6 strokes
Grade 5
freq #217
responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint
On'yomi (音読み)
ニン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
まか.せる、 まか.す
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
責任
せきにん
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff)
辞任
じにん
resignation (from a position)
就任
しゅうにん
assumption (of office); taking up (a post)
常任
じょうにん
standing; regular
任期
にんき
term of office
後任
こうにん
successor
責任者
せきにんしゃ
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...
主任
しゅにん
person in charge; senior staff
任務
にんむ
duty; function
不信任
ふしんにん
non-confidence; lack of confidence
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
任す
まかす
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
Example sentences
彼（かれ）は全（すべ）ての責任（せきにん）を自分（じぶん）のせいにした。
He attributed everything to himself.
誰（だれ）もその事故（じこ）の責任（せきにん）が彼（かれ）にあるなどとは思（おも）っていなかった。
None of us thought he was to blame for the accident.
彼（かれ）は近（ちか）く辞任（じにん）するといううわさだ。
It is rumored that he will shortly resign.
彼（かれ）は委員会（いいんかい）の議長（ぎちょう）の職（しょく）を辞任（じにん）した。
He's resigned his position as chairman of the committee.