This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ニン、まか.せる、まか.す
Romaji: nin, maka.seru, maka.su
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Name Readings

Kana: さ、とう、ひで
Romaji: sa, tou, hide
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Romaji

Meanings

responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint

Stroke Diagram

123456

Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  6
Radical Number:  9
Frequency:  217
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  1-2-4
Korean Reading:  im
Chinese Reading:  ren2
Unicode:  4efb
JIS:  4724

Indexes

Halpern Index: 53
Nelson Index: 374
New Nelson Index: 136
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2a4.9
Four Corner Index: 2221.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 764
Gakken Index: 310
Japanese Names Index: 235
Daikanwanjiten Index: 416
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0635
Remembering the kanji Index: 1003
Kanji Way Index: 349
Kanji Flashcards Index: 307
Kodansha Compact Index: 69
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 785
Kanji in Context Index: 639
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 37
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 38
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1012
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1078
Essential Kanji Index: 414
Kodansha Kanji Index: 57
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2172
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 688
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 662

Words

(にん)
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
責任 (せきにん)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
退任 (たいにん)
retirement; resignation; stepping down
歴任 (れきにん)
successive jobs; consecutive jobs
辞任 (じにん)
to resign; resignation
就任 (しゅうにん)
inauguration; assumption of office
任務 (にんむ)
duty; function; office; mission; task
任命 (にんめい)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
任意 (にんい)
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; random; discretionary; facultative; spontaneous; any; arbitrary
兼任 (けんにん)
concurrent post; to hold two posts concurrently
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