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What does 責任 (せきにん, sekinin) mean?

責任 (せきにん, sekinin) means responsibility.

Quick facts
Readingせきにん
Romajisekinin
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
せきにん
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsekinin

responsibility

  1. 1noun duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff)
  2. 2noun liability; onus

Example sentences

  • Parents have a responsibility to protect their children.

  • The responsibility for this job lies with me.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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