Expressions 任にん に 堪た える be equal to the task; be up to the job; be capable of filling the post 任にん に 当あ たる undertake a duty; take on a responsibility 任にん を 果は たす fulfill one's duty; discharge one's duties 任にん を 解と かれる be relieved of one's post; be dismissed from a position Kanji 任 responsibility, duty, term Related words 責任 is the broad, everyday word for 'responsibility' or 'liability', while 任 is a more abstract, formal term for the entrusted duty itself.
任務 denotes a specific mission or task, often in military or organizational settings, whereas 任 is the more abstract notion of a charge or duty.
職務 refers concretely to the duties attached to one's job or post, while 任 is a more formal, abstract word for an entrusted responsibility.
使命 carries a sense of calling or mission with strong personal purpose, while 任 is a neutral, formal term for a duty one is given.
Word family· 68 duty; responsibility · liability; onus
duty; mission; task; role
optional; voluntary; any; arbitrary · arbitrary
assumption of office; inauguration; installation
resignation; stepping down
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being in charge of; taking charge of · homeroom teacher; class teacher
appointment; nomination; commission
dismissal; discharge; removal from a post
term of office; period of appointment
moving to a new post; proceeding to a new appointment
entrusting; delegation; authorization
successor; replacement
taking up a new post; assuming a new position
full-time; exclusive assignment; dedicated
resignation; stepping down; retirement
concurrent post; additional role; serving also as
predecessor; former incumbent
nomination; selection; appointment
first appointment; initial posting
standing; regular; permanent
trust; confidence; credence
newly appointed; new appointment; inaugural
successive appointments; consecutive posts
no confidence; non-confidence; lack of confidence
entrust entirely; leave completely to
competent; suitable; qualified
appoint; nominate · assume (responsibility); take on (a duty) · pose as; pretend to be
being in office; tenure
chivalry; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong · yakuza (euphemistic)
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Etymology The kanji 任 originally depicts a person bearing a burden, conveying the idea of being entrusted with a task. The reading にん is the on'yomi, commonly used in compounds.
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