EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation

    私たちはウッド氏を議長に任命した。
    We appointed Mr Wood chairman.
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Characters in this word

2
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

fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint

Kun
いのち
On
メイミョウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
465 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-2-6, 2-3-5SKIP code
2a6.26The Kanji Dictionary
8062.7Four corner code
2844deroo
547dUnicode hex code
1-44-31JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
430Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
767New Nelson (John Haig)
2058New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2553Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1303Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1772Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1400Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1502Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
388A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
671Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
387Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3473Morohashi
394A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
578Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
587Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
519sakade
411Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
416henshall3
316Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
249crowley
997Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
325Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1412Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ming4Pinyin reading
myeongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level