Kanji Study

Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual

Henshall Mnemonic: entrust jewels to person on duty

Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #217 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:

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JLPT N3 Words

• 任せる   [まかせる]
  (v1) (1) to entrust to another; to leave to; (2) to do something at one's leisure   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 責任   [せきにん]
  (n) duty; responsibility   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N2 Words

• 就任   [しゅうにん]
  (n,vs) inauguration; assumption of office   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N1 Words

• 主任   [しゅにん]
  (n) person in charge; responsible official   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 任す   [まかす]
  (v5s) to entrust; to leave to a person   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 任務   [にんむ]
  (n) duty; function; office; mission; task   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 任命   [にんめい]
  (n) appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 赴任   [ふにん]
  (n,vs) (proceeding to) new appointment   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 信任   [しんにん]
  (n,vs) trust; confidence; credence   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 転任   [てんにん]
  (n) change of post   [K] [D] [Jisho]

Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT

• 在任   [ざいにん]
  (n) being in office   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 任   [にん]
  (n) obligation; duty; charge; responsibility   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 留任   [りゅうにん]
  (n,vs) remaining (staying) in office; remaining at one's post   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 任意   [にんい]
  (adj-na,adj-no,n) any; arbitrary; optional; pleasure; discretion; free will   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 一任   [いちにん]
  (n,vs) entrusting   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 解任   [かいにん]
  (n,vs) dismissal   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 刑事責任   [けいじせきにん]
  criminal liability   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 任期   [にんき]
  (n) term of office   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 任天堂   [にんてんどう]
  Nintendo (video game company)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 道義的責任   [どうぎてきせきにん]
  (n) moral obligation   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 選任   [せんにん]
  (n) election   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 責任感   [せきにんかん]
  (n) sense of responsibility   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 責任者   [せきにんしゃ]
  (n) responsible party   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 専任   [せんにん]
  (n) full-time service   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 単身赴任   [たんしんふにん]
  (n) (1) solo assignment; (2) transfer   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 無責任   [むせきにん]
  (adj-na,n) irresponsibility   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 辞任   [じにん]
  (n,vs) resignation   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 新任   [しんにん]
  (n) inaugural; new   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 常任   [じょうにん]
  (n) standing; regular; permanent   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 常任委員会   [じょうにんいいんかい]
  (n) standing committee   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 後任   [こうにん]
  (n) successor   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 初任給   [しょにんきゅう]
  (n) initial salary   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 再任   [さいにん]
  (n) reappointment   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 担任   [たんにん]
  (n) in charge (of something)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 放任   [ほうにん]
  (n,vs) noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something   [K] [D] [Jisho]

Find more details for 任 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC

Acknowledgments

The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.

NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.

The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.

Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.

The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.

If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.