Jisho

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6 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
217 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 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

Kun reading compounds

  • 任せる 【まかせる】 to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone), to entrust (to someone), to entrust (someone) with, to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.), to let (take its own course), to let (happen), to give (oneself to something), to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full, to use freely, to use without reserve
  • 任す 【まかす】 to entrust (to someone), to leave (in someone's hands)

Readings

Japanese names:
さ、 とう、 ひで
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ren4, ren2
Korean:
im

Spanish

  • responsabilidad
  • deber
  • confiar a
  • dejar a cargo de

Portuguese

  • responsabilidade
  • dever
  • termo
  • confiar para
  • nomear

French

  • responsabilité
  • devoir
  • terme
  • confier à
  • nommer
688 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
785 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
764 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
310 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
374 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
414 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
307 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
235 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
334 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
334 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
639 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
69 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
57 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
37 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
38 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1012 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
416 Morohashi
53 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
136 New Nelson (John Haig)
1003 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1078 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
349 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
662 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2172 2001 Kanji
2a4.9 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-4 SKIP code
2221.4 Four corner code
1-39-04 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4efb Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
earth
Parts:
withstand, endure, support, resist
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1953 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 堪忍袋 【カンニンブクロ】 one's store of patience
  • 堪忍 【カンニン】 patience, forbearance, endurance, tolerance, forgiveness, pardon
  • 不堪 【フカン】 incompetence
  • 堪能 【タンノウ】 proficient, skillful, enjoying, satisfaction, satiation, having one's fill (of)
  • 堪航能力 【タンコウノウリョク】 seaworthiness

Kun reading compounds

  • 耐える 【たえる】 to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with, to support, to withstand, to resist, to brave, to be fit for, to be equal to
  • 堪る 【たまる】 to bear, to endure
  • 堪える 【こらえる】 to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with, to restrain, to control, to keep a check on, to forgive, to put up with, to pardon
  • 堪える 【こらえる】 to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with, to restrain, to control, to keep a check on, to forgive, to put up with, to pardon

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
kan1
Korean:
gam

Spanish

  • resistir
  • aguantar
  • soportar
  • tolerar

Portuguese

  • Opor-se
  • suportar
  • apoiar
  • resistir

French

  • résistance
  • endurer
  • supporter
  • résister
1104 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
2011 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1112 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1854 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1158 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1843 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1913 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2089 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1758 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
379 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
680 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
409 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
514 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1786 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5266 Morohashi
559 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1057 New Nelson (John Haig)
1770 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1907 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1512 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1475 2001 Kanji
3b9.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-9 SKIP code
4411.1 Four corner code
1-20-14 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
582a Unicode hex code