Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 の 責せき 任にん 者しゃ the person in charge of (a project, event, department, etc.)
He is the person in charge of this project.
責せき 任にん 者しゃ になる to become the person in charge
I'm scheduled to become the manager of this store starting next month.
責せき 任にん 者しゃ を 決き める to decide who is in charge
Let's first decide who will be in charge of each team.
責せき 任にん 者しゃ として 〜 in one's capacity as the person in charge
As the person in charge, I will handle this problem.
責せき 任にん 者しゃ を 追つい 及きゅう する to press/hold the person responsible accountable
Voices are calling for holding the person responsible for the accident accountable.
Kanji 任 responsibility, duty, term Related words· 10 担当者 is the person directly handling a specific task or client, while 責任者 carries broader accountability and often supervisory authority.
管理者 emphasizes administrative control over systems, facilities, or data, whereas 責任者 emphasizes bearing responsibility for outcomes.
主任 is a specific job title for a section chief within a company, while 責任者 is a general term for whoever is accountable for something.
上司 simply means one's superior in a hierarchy, while 責任者 specifically denotes the person formally responsible for a task or project.
Show 6 more Show fewer 責任者 is a general term for 'person in charge', whereas 主幹 implies a higher, often singular, managerial role.
責任者 broadly means 'person in charge' or 'responsible party' without implying ongoing caretaking duties, whereas 管理人 typically refers to someone who regularly manages or looks after a place.
責任者 just means the person responsible for something and need not be a formal title, whereas マネージャー denotes an actual managerial position.
責任者 emphasizes the person who bears responsibility for something, while チーフ simply names the top role or title in a team.
責任者 is a general term for whoever is officially in charge of a task or department, while 支配人 specifically denotes the manager title of an establishment like a hotel or store.
責任者 stresses being the person officially responsible for something, while スーパーバイザー stresses the ongoing act of overseeing workers.
Word family· 11 campaign finance officer; person in charge of electoral candidate's campaign fund accounting
chief executive; top executive; highest-ranking officer
environmental administrator; environmental officer
principal investigator; PI
chief operating officer; COO
Show 5 more Show fewer chief information officer; CIO
chief technology officer; CTO
chief investment officer; CIO
chief executive officer; CEO
chief financial officer; CFO
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Etymology Compound of 責任 (responsibility) and 者 (person).
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