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Kanji: 任

KANJI
任
6 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
まかせる
まかす
 ON 音 
ニン
STROKE ORDER
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 6 (completion of 5th grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 5th grade in Japan
Radical:
人(亻)
Radical name:
ひと(にんべん)
Meaning:
Responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 200 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N3
責任(せきにん)
duty, responsibility
N3
任(まか)せる
to entrust to another, to leave to
N2
就任(しゅうにん)
inauguration, assumption of office
N1
主任(しゅにん)
person in charge, responsible official
N1
信任(しんにん)
trust, confidence, credence
N1
転任(てんにん)
change of post
N1
任務(にんむ)
duty, function, office, mission, task
N1
任命(にんめい)
appointment, nomination, ordination, commission, designation
N1
赴任(ふにん)
(proceeding to) new appointment
N1
任(まか)す
to entrust, to leave to a person
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