Quick answer
任 is the kanji for "Duty / Term / Appoint". A common reading is まか.せる (makaseru). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Duty / Term / Appoint
Also : Duty · Term · Appoint · Entrust To · Responsibility
Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Memory Aid
The kanji 任 represents 'RESPONSIBILITY'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of responsibility.
On-reading: にん — remember this sound by associating it with responsibility. Kun-reading: まか.せる.
Example Sentences
この仕事は私に任されました。
このしごとはわたしにまかされました。
This work was entrusted to me.
任務を完了しました。
にんむをかんりょうしました。
I completed the mission.
Vocabulary using 任
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