# 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”).

- 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

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 任す | まかす (makasu) | to entrust; to leave |
| 任 | にん (nin) | obligation; duty |
| 任せる | まかせる (makaseru) | to leave; to entrust |

## Don't confuse it with

[妊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pregnant/) · [仕](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/serve/)

## More in the “Work” set

[務](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/duty/) · [任](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/responsibility/) · [職](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/occupation/) · [役](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/role/) · [副](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/deputy/) · [労](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/labour/) · [製](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/manufacture/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/responsibility/. Last updated 2026-11-01.