JLPT N3 · Noun

責任 (sekinin)

責任 (せきにん, sekinin) is a Japanese noun meaning “duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff)”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: せきにん
Romaji: sekinin
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff) · noun
liability; onus · noun

Example sentences

けんかは両方に責任がある。

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 責任

責

blame, condemn, censureセキ・せ.める · 11 strokes

任

responsibility, duty, termニン・まか.せる・まか.す · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 責任.

責めるせめるto condemn責務せきむduty任せるまかせるto leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone)就任しゅうにんassumption (of office)任務にんむduty任命にんめいappointment転任てんにんchange of post主任しゅにんperson in charge信任しんにんtrust赴任ふにんmoving to a different location to start a new job任すまかすto entrust (to someone)

Source: JMdict entry 1383180 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.