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KanjiN3Grade 5 · 小56 strokesRadical 人#217 in newspapers

任 · responsibility, duty

任 is a kanji meaning responsibility, duty, term, entrust to. It has 6 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ニンnin

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • まかせるmakaseru
  • まかすmakasu

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In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 任 · 10 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 任
WordReadingMeaningLevel
責任せきにんduty, responsibilityN3
任せるまかせるto entrust to another, to leave toN3
就任しゅうにんinauguration, assumption of officeN2
任務にんむduty, mission, taskN1
任命にんめいappointment, nomination, ordinationN1
転任てんにんchange of postN1
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More words that use 任
WordReadingMeaningLevel
主任しゅにんperson in charge, responsible officialN1
信任しんにんtrust, confidence, credenceN1
赴任ふにん(proceeding to) new appointmentN1
任すまかすto entrust, to leave to a personN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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