任 (appoint, duty, entrust to, responsibility, term) - Kanji Codex

任

appoint, duty, entrust to, responsibility, term

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ニン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

まか.すまか.せる

Nanori (名乗り)

さとうひで

Stroke Order

6 / 6

Information

Grade:5

Strokes:6

JLPT:3

Frequency:217

Vocabulary

ニン

Word	Reading	Meaning
委任	イニン	entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
一任	イチニン	entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
解任	カイニン	dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
兼任	ケンニン	serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
後任	コウニン	successor

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
任	にん	obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
任す	まかす	to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
任せる	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); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely; to use without reserve
任意出頭	にんいしゅっとう	voluntarily appearing for police questioning
任侠	じんきょう	chivalry; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong; yakuza

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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animal sacrifice, offering