Moto 任: Responsibility; Duty; TermKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ニン
- Kun'yomi
- まか(せる)、まか(す)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 5
- Words
- 280 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ニン)
- 責任せきにんduty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff)
- 就任しゅうにんassumption (of office); taking up (a post)
- 辞任じにんresignation (from a position)
- 任期にんきterm of office
- 常任じょうにんstanding; regular
- 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 ...
- 不信任ふしんにんnon-confidence; lack of confidence
- 主任しゅにんperson in charge; senior staff
- 任務にんむduty; function
- 背任はいにんbreach of trust; malfeasance
- 解任かいにんdismissal (from a post); discharge
- 任意にんいoptional; voluntary
- 信任しんにんtrust; confidence
- 赴任ふにんmoving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
- 任命にんめいappointment; nomination
- 在任ざいにんbeing in office
- 担任たんにんbeing in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of
- 退任たいにんretirement; resignation
- 無責任むせきにんirresponsibility
- 一任いちにんentrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
- 任にんobligation; duty
- 専任せんにんfull-time service
- 留任りゅうにんremaining in office; staying in office
- 刑事責任けいじせきにんcriminal liability
- 初任給しょにんきゅうinitial salary
- 責任感せきにんかんsense of responsibility
- 道義的責任どうぎてきせきにんmoral obligation
- 自任じにんregarding oneself (as); fancying oneself (as)
- 選任せんにんnomination (of a person to a position); selection
- 新任しんにんnewly appointed; inaugural
- 常任委員会じょうにんいいんかいstanding committee
- 再任さいにんreappointment
- 兼任けんにんserving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
- 委任いにんentrusting; charge
- 任侠にんきょうchivalry; generosity
- 任免にんめんappointments and dismissal
- 任地にんちone's place of appointment; one's post
- 任官にんかんappointment (to an office); investiture
- 任意出頭にんいしゅっとうvoluntarily appearing for police questioning
- 任用にんようappointment; employment
- 信任状しんにんじょうcredentials
- 前任ぜんにんformer (incumbent); predecessor
- 前任者ぜんにんしゃpredecessor
- 単身赴任たんしんふにんjob transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
- 大任たいにんimportant task; important duty
- 委任状いにんじょうcommission; proxy
- 委任統治いにんとうちmandate
- 帰任きにんreturn to one's post
- 放任ほうにんnoninterference; leaving something to take its own course
- 昇任しょうにんpromotion; advancement
- 歴任れきにんsuccessive jobs; consecutive jobs
- 無過失責任むかしつせきにんno-fault liability
- 着任ちゃくにんtaking up a new post
- 責任を持つせきにんをもつto be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
- 責任転嫁せきにんてんかshift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
- 転任てんにんchange of post
- 適任てきにんcompetent; suitable
Words that use a kun'yomi
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