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任

Kanji 任: meaning "entrust, duty", readings, stroke order

The kanji 任 means "entrust, duty". On'yomi: ニン; kun'yomi: まかせる、まかす. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
entrust, duty
On'yomi
ニン
Kun'yomi
まかせるまかす
Strokes
6
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 任

  • 責任 せきにん — Responsibility
  • 任せる まかせる — to entrust to another, to leave to
  • 就任 しゅうにん — inauguration, assumption of office
  • 任務 にんむ — duty, mission, task
  • 任命 にんめい — appointment, nomination, ordination
  • 転任 てんにん — change of post
  • 主任 しゅにん — person in charge, responsible official
  • 信任 しんにん — trust, confidence, credence
  • 赴任 ふにん — (proceeding to) new appointment
  • 任す まかす — to entrust, to leave to a person

Stroke order · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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