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Kanji Grade 5 - 任

Kanji character Grade 5 任. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 5 - 任
About
responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint
Kun: まか.せる、 まか.す
On: ニン
6 strokes
Radical: man, human 人 (亻)
Parts: ノ 化 士 王
 
Onyomi
任 【ニン】 obligation, duty, charge, responsibility
任意 【ニンイ】 optional, voluntary, arbitrary, random, discretionary, facultative, spontaneous, any, arbitrary
再任 【サイニン】 reappointment
在任 【ザイニン】 being in office
 
Kunyomi
任せる 【まかせる】 to entrust (e.g. a task) to another, to leave to, to passively leave to someone else's facilities, to leave to take its natural course, to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim), to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
任す 【まかす】 to entrust, to leave to a person