Nihongo

Kanji Detail of 任

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Basic Meaning

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

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