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任意 (にんい, nini) Japanese meaning: optional | Kotomora
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Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 は 任にん 意い です X is optional
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任にん 意い の 〈 物もの 〉 any/arbitrary X (chosen freely, or in math, an arbitrary value)
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任にん 意い で 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something voluntarily/at one's own discretion
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Kanji 任 responsibility, duty, term Related words 随意 is a more formal, often legal/official synonym for 任意, both meaning 'optional' or 'at one's discretion'.
自由 means 'free/freedom' in a broad sense, while 任意 specifically highlights that something is optional or left to choice rather than compulsory.
任意 means 'optional' or 'up to one's choice' without any negative judgment, while 恣意 implies selfish or arbitrary decision-making that ignores rules or others.
任意 means 'optional, left to one's own choice,' while 適宜 implies that the choice made should also suit the situation appropriately.
Opposites· 5 強制 means 'compulsory/forced', the direct opposite of 任意's 'optional/voluntary'.
任意 means 'optional' or 'voluntary,' the direct opposite of 必須, which means 'mandatory' or 'required' (e.g. 必須科目 vs 任意科目).
任意 means optional or left to one's own discretion, the opposite of 所定, which means fixed or mandated by rule.
Show 2 more Etymology From Middle Chinese-derived elements 任 (responsibility, leave to) and 意 (mind, thought), meaning 'as one thinks fit'.
任意 means optional or left to one's own discretion, the direct opposite of 義務付け, which makes something compulsory.
任意 describes something optional and left to individual discretion, while 強制的 describes something obligatory and imposed on someone.
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voluntary appearance for questioning
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unincorporated association; voluntary organization
off-market real estate sale; negotiated sale due to loan repayment issues
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voluntary investigation; consensual search
