任 / responsibility

Kanji for responsibility, duty, or term.

Readings

Type	Reading	Notes
On (音)	ニン	Sino-Japanese readings — common in compounds.
Kun (訓)	まか.せる、まか.す	Native Japanese readings — common standalone or with okurigana.

任 carries the meaning responsibility, duty, or term.

責任感せきにんかんsense of responsibility

責任せきにんduty / responsibility

任意にんいoptional / voluntary / arbitrary

任務にんむduty / function / office

赴任ふにんmoving to a different location to start a new job / new appointment