Question

任 まか.せる、まか.す responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint 3 217 6 9 ひと・にんべん・ひとやね 形声 Phonetic It is always Mr. T´s responsibility to be the porter and carry around everyone´s luggage because he´s so strong.

Accepted Answer

ニン さ, とう, ひで 責任(せきにん): (1) duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff) (2) liability; onus就任(しゅうにん): inauguration; assumption of office主任(しゅにん): person in charge; responsible official; senior staff任務(にんむ): duty; function; office; mission; task赴任(ふにん): moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment任命(にんめい): appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation信任(しんにん): trust; confidence; credence任す(まかす): to entrust; to leave to a person任せる(まかせる): (1) to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to (2) to passively leave to someone else's facilities (3) to leave to take its natural course (4) to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim) (5) to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done転任(てんにん): change of post 5 人: person壬: 9th calendar sign 人 2 (none) responsibility In pregnancy (#507), the woman was the porter for the first nine months. Now, as a new father, Mr.T is assuming all the RESPONSIBILITIES that comes with it. Can´t you just see him here as the new porter, wearing a harness with a his little dude (who already has a little matching mohawk)?

Kanji	任
Onyomi	ニン
Kunyomi	まか.せる、まか.す
Nanori	さ, とう, ひで
English	responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint
Examples	責任(せきにん): (1) duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff) (2) liability; onus 就任(しゅうにん): inauguration; assumption of office 主任(しゅにん): person in charge; responsible official; senior staff 任務(にんむ): duty; function; office; mission; task 赴任(ふにん): moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment 任命(にんめい): appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation 信任(しんにん): trust; confidence; credence 任す(まかす): to entrust; to leave to a person 任せる(まかせる): (1) to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to (2) to passively leave to someone else's facilities (3) to leave to take its natural course (4) to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim) (5) to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done 転任(てんにん): change of post
JLPT Level	3
Jouyou Grade	5
Frequency	217
Components	人: person 壬: 9th calendar sign
Number of Strokes	6
Kanji Radical	人
Radical Number	9
Radical Strokes	2
Radical Reading	ひと・にんべん・ひとやね
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	responsibility
Koohii Story 1	It is always Mr. T´s responsibility to be the porter and carry around everyone´s luggage because he´s so strong.
Koohii Story 2	In pregnancy (#507), the woman was the porter for the first nine months. Now, as a new father, Mr.T is assuming all the RESPONSIBILITIES that comes with it. Can´t you just see him here as the new porter, wearing a harness with a his little dude (who already has a little matching mohawk)?

Leave Responsibility Person Entrust Duty Natural Porter 任