| 649 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 751 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 728 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 759 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4492 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 492 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 923 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 655 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 666 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 638 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1726 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3115 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1595 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2176 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1555 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36682 | Morohashi |
| 2467 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5780 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1541 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1661 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 739 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
598 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 責 【セキ】 responsibility, duty, obligation
- 責任 【セキニン】 duty, responsibility (incl. supervision of staff), liability, onus
- 問責 【モンセキ】 blame, censure, reproof, reprimand, rebuke
- 引責 【インセキ】 taking responsibility
Kun reading compounds
- 責める 【せめる】 to condemn, to blame, to criticize, to criticise, to reproach, to accuse, to urge, to press, to pester, to torture, to torment, to persecute, to break in (a horse)
Readings
- Korean:
- chaeg, chae
Spanish
- condena
- censura
- obligación
- condenar
- censurar
- culpar
- criticar
Portuguese
- culpa
- condenar
- censurar
French
- blâmer
- condamner
- critiquer
| 1461 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7b4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-7 | SKIP code |
| 5080.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8cac | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
217 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
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
- 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
756 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 避難民 【ヒナンミン】 evacuees, displaced persons, refugees
- 避難 【ヒナン】 taking refuge, finding shelter, evacuation, escape, seeking safe haven
- 不可避 【フカヒ】 inevitable, inescapable, unavoidable
- 退避 【タイヒ】 taking refuge, evacuation, backup (of data)
Kun reading compounds
- 避ける 【さける】 to avoid (physical contact with), to avoid (situation), to evade (question, subject), to shirk (one's responsibilities), to ward off, to avert, to put aside, to move out of the way
- 避ける 【さける】 to avoid (physical contact with), to avoid (situation), to evade (question, subject), to shirk (one's responsibilities), to ward off, to avert, to put aside, to move out of the way
Readings
- Korean:
- pi
Spanish
- evadir
- evitar
- esquivar
- eludir
- rehuir
Portuguese
- Evadir-se
- evitar
- prevenir-se
- guardar-se
- esquivar-se
- escapar
French
- éviter
- fuir
- parer
- écarter (danger)
- empêcher
- se dérober
| 1733 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 886 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4749 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1746 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1822 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1491 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1590 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1365 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 724 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3944 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2031 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2742 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1515 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39163P | Morohashi |
| 3179 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6120 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1501 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1618 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1857 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3755 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q13.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-13 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-13 | SKIP code |
| 3030.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 907f | Unicode hex code |