Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending

    to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame

    進んで責任を取るということは成熟の印である。
    Willingness to take responsibility is a sign of maturity.

Also written 責任をとる【せきにんをとる】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

blame, condemn, censure

Kun
せ.める
On
セキ
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
598 of 2500
Radical
shell
WaniKani
Level 21

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
2-4-7SKIP code
7b4.4The Kanji Dictionary
5080.6Four corner code
1461deroo
8cacUnicode hex code
1-32-53JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4492Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5780New Nelson (John Haig)
2467New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3115Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1595Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2176Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1541Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1661Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
759A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
492Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
36682Morohashi
728A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
655Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
666Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
649sakade
923Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
751henshall3
739Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
638Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1726Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1555Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ze2, zhai4Pinyin reading
chaeg, chaeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
21WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint

Kun
まか.せるまか.す
On
ニン
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
217 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 21

Built from

Used in names as

とうひで

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-2-4SKIP code
2a4.9The Kanji Dictionary
2221.4Four corner code
2172deroo
4efbUnicode hex code
1-39-04JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
374Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
136New Nelson (John Haig)
53New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
57Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
37Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
38Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1003Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1078Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
310A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
235Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
414Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
416Morohashi
764A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
334Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
334Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
688sakade
307Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
785henshall3
662Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
349crowley
639Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
69Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1012Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ren4, ren2Pinyin reading
imKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
21WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

take, fetch, take up

Kun
と.ると.りと.り-とり-ど.り
On
シュ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
122 of 2500
Radical
again
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Used in names as

どる

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-6-2SKIP code
6e2.2The Kanji Dictionary
1714.0Four corner code
3267deroo
53d6Unicode hex code
1-28-72JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3699Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
679New Nelson (John Haig)
1262New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1613Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
847Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1162Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
819Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
882Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
190A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
650Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
108Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3158Morohashi
301A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
65Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
65Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
238sakade
393Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
317henshall3
303Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
194crowley
270Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
269Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
827Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qu3Pinyin reading
chwiKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level