
任 - Responsibility
A human at a shrine takes on Responsibility by tying a ceremonial bend into a Samurai banner, a small rite that says 'I will carry it.' In the old East Asian calendar, 壬 is the ninth Heavenly Stem providing the sound here, so 任 means a person entrusted with duty.
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任 - Responsibility
Index # 820
Grade 5
6 strokes
JLPT Level : N3
Readings : ニン, まか・せる, まか・す
Compound Kanji