The kanji 任: meaning, readings and stroke order

任

Meaning: entrust, duty
On reading: ニン nin
Kun reading: まか（せる） makaseru、まか（す） makasu
Strokes: 6
Radical: 人 man, human
Level: Level 5 · grade 5

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: giao phó, nhiệm vụ (nhiệm)
Japanese: まかせる。やくめ。
Korean: 맡기다, 맡은 일 (임)
Chinese: 委托、任务

Readings, words and example sentences

ニン nin · on reading

責せき任にん
responsibility
自分の 責せき任にんで決めます。
I make the decision and take responsibility for it.

まか（せる） makaseru · kun reading

任まかせる
to leave (it) to, to entrust
あとはわたしに 任まかせて ください。
Leave the rest to me.

まか（す） makasu · kun reading · less common

任まかす
to leave to, to entrust
そうじ当番を弟に 任まかしました。
I left the cleaning duty to my little brother.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.