A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 6 strokes

Responsibility ; Duty ; Term ; Entrust To ; Appoint

Readings on: ニン
Kun readings: まか.せる・まか.す

責任せきにん — liability

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 責任せきにん — duty; liability Word card → Source
• 辞任じにん — resignation Source
• 担任たんにん — load; laden Source
• 転任てんにん — displacement; transfer Source
• 後任こうにん — replacement; successor Source
• 任命にんめい — designation; appointment Source