Kanji

任

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Stroke order data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)(opens in a new tab)
JLPT N3Jōyō · grade 5freq #2176 strokes

Meanings

responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint

ES: responsabilidad, deber, confiar a, dejar a cargo de

On
ニン
Kun
まか.せる、まか.す

Common words

  • 責任せきにんduty, responsibility (incl. supervision of staff)
  • 任せるまかせるto leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone), to entrust (to someone), to entrust (someone) with
  • 就任しゅうにんassumption (of office), taking up (a post), inauguration, installation
  • 主任しゅにんperson in charge, senior staff, manager, chief, head
  • 信任しんにんtrust, confidence, credence
  • 転任てんにんchange of post
  • 任すまかすto entrust (to someone), to leave (in someone's hands)
  • 任務にんむduty, function, office, mission, task, role

Example sentences

  • 社長しゃちょうは新あたらしい部長ぶちょうを任命にんめいした。

    The president appointed a new manager.

    El presidente nombró a un nuevo gerente.

    Tatoeba #149169(opens in a new tab)
  • その問題もんだいは主任しゅにんをひどく苦くるしめた。

    The problem tortured the chief.

    El problema torturaba al jefe.

    Tatoeba #206411(opens in a new tab)
  • 総理大臣そうりだいじんは彼かれを外務大臣がいむだいじんに任命にんめいした。

    The Prime Minister nominated him as Foreign Minister.

    El Primer Ministro le nombró Ministro de Asuntos Exteriores.

    Tatoeba #140303(opens in a new tab)
  • この任務にんむはすべての任務にんむに優先ゆうせんする。

    This duty has priority over all others.

    Esta tarea tiene prioridad sobre las otras.

    Tatoeba #220224(opens in a new tab)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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