Nihongo

Kanji Detail of 任

任

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Basic Meaning

The kanji 任 primarily conveys the idea of "responsibility," "to entrust," or "to appoint." It implies taking on a task, a role, or a burden, or giving someone the authority or duty to do so. It encompasses concepts of obligation, duty, and the delegation of authority.

Readings

・On-yomi (音読み): ・ニン (nin) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): ・まか(せる) (maka(seru)) - to entrust, to leave to ・まか(す) (maka(su)) - to leave to, to entrust

Usage Examples

⚫︎責任(せきにん) Translation: responsibility ⚫︎任命(にんめい) Translation: appointment; nomination ⚫︎担任(たんにん) Translation: person in charge; teacher in charge

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Origin and Formation

The kanji 任 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, けいせいもじ). The left side is the radical イ (人, hito), which means "person." The right side is 壬 (jin), which contributes the sound and possibly the original meaning. 壬 originally meant "to carry" or "to bear." Therefore, the character suggests a person 人 who is burdened with or entrusted 壬 with a task or responsibility.

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