責せき任にん

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 1,000

Meanings

noun

duty; responsibility

Refers to the obligation or role one must fulfill, including supervisory responsibility over others.

彼かれは自じ分ぶんの責せき任にんを果はたした。
He fulfilled his duty.
このプロジェクトの責せき任にんは私わたしにあります。
The responsibility for this project lies with me.

noun

liability; onus

Used in legal, financial, or formal contexts to indicate accountability or the burden of obligation.

事じ故この責せき任にんは運うん転てん手しゅにある。
Liability for the accident rests with the driver.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉に責せき任にんがあるsomeone bears/has responsibility (for something)
この事じ故こには会かい社しゃに責せき任にんがある。
The company bears responsibility for this accident.
責せき任にんを感かんじるto feel responsible
彼かれはチームの失しっ敗ぱいに責せき任にんを感かんじている。
He feels responsible for the team's failure.
〈事こと〉の責せき任にんは〈人ひと〉にあるthe responsibility for something lies with someone
遅ち延えんの責せき任にんは運うん転てん手しゅにある。
The responsibility for the delay lies with the driver.
責せき任にんを押おし付つけるto push the blame/responsibility onto someone
上じょう司しは部ぶ下かに責せき任にんを押おし付つけた。
The boss pushed the blame onto his subordinate.
〈人ひと〉が責せき任にんを問とわれるsomeone is held accountable/questioned about responsibility
経けい営えい陣じんが責せき任にんを問とわれている。
The management is being held accountable.

Expressions· 10

責せき任にん校こう了りょうfinal proofreading approval; OK with corrections
責せき任にんを取とるtake responsibility; accept the blame
責せき任にんを担になうshoulder responsibility; take on responsibility
責せき任にんを持もつbe responsible for; bear the responsibility of
責せき任にんを負おうbear responsibility; be liable; answer for; take the blame

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責せき任にんを持もってresponsibly; properly; correctly
責せき任にんを果はたすfulfill one's responsibilities; discharge one's duties
責せき任にんを逃のがれるshirk one's responsibility; evade responsibility

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Kanji

責blame, condemn, censure
任responsibility, duty, term

Related words· 17

義ぎ務むN3sense 1
義務 is a more formal, legalistic term for an obligation or duty, often imposed by law or contract, while 責任 emphasizes the burden or accountability one carries.
責せき務むN1sense 1
責務 is a stiff, formal word for a duty one is charged with (often in official or written contexts), while 責任 is the everyday word for responsibility or accountability.
任にん務むN1sense 1
任務 refers to a specific task or mission one is assigned to carry out, whereas 責任 refers more broadly to the accountability or burden behind fulfilling any duty.
ライアビリティー
責任 is the everyday Japanese word for responsibility, while ライアビリティー is a katakana loanword confined to legal, insurance, or accounting contexts.

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道どう義ぎ的てき責せき任にん
責任 is the general word for responsibility or duty of any kind, while 道義的責任 specifically refers to responsibility grounded in moral principle rather than law.
責せめ
責任 is the neutral, everyday word for responsibility or duty, while 責め carries a stronger sense of blame or fault in a negative situation.
任にん
責任 is the broad, everyday word for 'responsibility' or 'liability', while 任 is a more abstract, formal term for the entrusted duty itself.
引いん責せき
責任 is the general noun for 'responsibility' itself, while 引責 refers specifically to the formal act of accepting or taking that responsibility, often before resigning.
重じゅう責せき
責任 is the everyday, general word for 'responsibility', while 重責 stresses that the responsibility is especially heavy or weighty, often in formal or leadership contexts.
刑けい事じ責せき任にん
責任 is the general word for responsibility, while 刑事責任 specifically refers to legal responsibility under criminal law.
責せき任にん感かん
責任 is the objective duty or blame itself, while 責任感 is the subjective feeling or awareness of that duty.
重おも荷に
責任 simply means responsibility, whereas 重荷 describes that responsibility once it is felt as an oppressive weight.
けじめN1
責任 is the general word for duty or responsibility, while けじめ centers on drawing a clear boundary and acknowledging that responsibility as a consequence.
負ふ担たんN2
責任 focuses on accountability or duty itself, whereas 負担 stresses the weight or cost of carrying that duty.
担たん当とうN3
責任 focuses on accountability or blame for an outcome, whereas 担当 focuses on being assigned to handle a particular task or area.
受うけ持もちN1
責任 refers to the abstract duty or obligation one bears, while 受け持ち points more concretely to the specific task or group one has been assigned.
役やく目めN2
責任 stresses accountability and the consequences of failing a duty, while 役目 simply names the task or function itself.

Opposites

無む責せき任にんN3
責任 means having a duty or responsibility, while 無責任 describes the lack or disregard of that responsibility.

Word family· 47

無む責せき任にんN3
irresponsibility; irresponsible
全ぜん責せき任にん
full responsibility
責せき任にん感かん
sense of responsibility
責せき任にん者しゃ
person in charge; responsible person; supervisor; manager
一いっ般ぱん責せき任にん
public liability

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企き業ぎょう責せき任にん
corporate responsibility
共きょう同どう責せき任にん
joint responsibility; shared liability
刑けい事じ責せき任にん
criminal liability
戦せん争そう責せき任にん
war responsibility
担たん保ぽ責せき任にん
warranty liability; guarantee obligation

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Written forms

責せき任にんUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word.
セキニンUsage<1%

Etymology

Compound of 責 (せき, 'blame, responsibility') and 任 (にん, 'duty, office'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination has long been used to express the concept of responsibility.