任 is the Japanese kanji for responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint. It is written with 6 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is まか.せる、まか.す and its on reading is ニン.
Stroke order
Words with 任
- 任obligation, duty, charge
- 任すto entrust (to someone), to leave (in someone's hands)
- 任せるto leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone), to entrust (to someone), to entrust (someone) with
- 責任duty, responsibility (incl. supervision of staff)
- 辞任resignation (from a position)
- 就任assumption (of office), taking up (a post), inauguration
Practice 任 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.