任

にん

Meanings

1. Noun obligation; duty; charge; responsibility

Kanji

• 任 entrust. Read as ニン.

Common phrases

• 任に当たる (にんにあたる) to undertake a duty
• 任を解かれる (にんをとかれる) to be relieved of one's post
• 任を果たす (にんをはたす) to fulfill one's duty
• 任を解く
• 任に堪える (にんにたえる) to be equal to the task

Words containing 任

• 就任 (しゅうにん) assumption (of office)
• 歴任 (れきにん) successive jobs
• 任天堂 (にんてんどう) Nintendo

And 260 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists