Moji Ninja

任 — responsibility; appoint

任 means “responsibility; appoint”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 6 strokes. On'yomi: ニン (nin). Kun'yomi: まか(せる) (makaseru). You'll see it in words such as 任す (makasu, “to entrust; to leave”).

任
Stroke order of 任
Meaning
responsibility; appoint
On'yomi
ニン (nin)
Kun'yomi
まか(せる) (makaseru)
Strokes
6
Level
JLPT N3 · set Work

How to remember 任

A person (亻) carrying a samurai's (士) load: responsibility.

Parts: 亻 person · 壬 ninth sign

Words with 任

WordReadingMeaning
任すまかす makasu kunto entrust; to leave
任にん nin onobligation; duty
任せるまかせる makaseru kunto leave; to entrust

Don't confuse it with

More in the “Work” set

Practise 任 free

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