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{{also|仟|件}}
{{character info}}
==Translingual==
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===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=9|rad=人|as=04|sn=6|four=22214|canj=OHG|ids=⿰亻壬}}

====Derived characters====
* {{l|mul|[[𠲏]], [[姙]], [[𢂧]], [[㤛]], [[拰]], [[㳝]], [[𤞘]], [[栣]], [[𭴞]], [[𭹆]], [[𥆂]], [[𥙛]], [[秹]], [[袵]], [[絍]]([[𫟃]]), [[𦣨]], [[䛘]]([[𬣯]]), [[𫏊]], [[𨠲]], [[銋]], [[餁]]}}
* {{l|mul|[[𨿂]], [[𪀼]], [[𠲉]], [[荏]], [[䇮]], [[𫕤]], [[𤶄]], [[凭]], [[𡜟]], [[𫶭]], [[恁]], [[栠]], [[𤇲]], [[㶵]], [[𠄶]], [[𬓧]], [[䋕]], [[𦚮]], [[𧙨]], [[賃]]([[赁]]), [[𨉃]], [[䣸]], [[𨿃]], [[𩷀]], [[鵀]]([[𬸊]])}}

====References====
{{Han ref|kx=0094.240|dkj=00416|dj=0200.150|hdz=10122.060|uh=4EFB}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms}}

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etyl}}
{{Han compound|人|alt1=亻|t1=person|壬|ls=psc|c1=s|c2=p}} – to carry on a shoulder pole.

Note that its phonetic part {{och-l|壬|id=2}} may be the graphical representation of {{lang|zh|任}}, depicting a shoulder pole rotated by 90 degrees.

===Etymology===
Cognate with {{och-l|妊|pregnant}} and {{cog|bo|སྣོམ་པ||to take; seize; hold}}. May also be cognate with {{cog|qfa-kms-pro|*ȵam¹||to hold}} and {{cog|okz|nāṃ||to carry}} ({{zh-ref|Schuessler, 2007}}).

===Pronunciation 1===
{{zh-pron
|m=rèn
|c=jam6
|c-t=ngim5
|h=pfs=yim/ngim;gd=yim4
|md=êng
|mn=qz,tp,xm:līm/kh,zz:jīm
|mn-t=rim6/rim7
|px=pt,xy:zing5
|w=sh:6zen
|w_note=literary
|dial=2
|mc=2
|oc=1,2
|cat=v,n,conj,cls
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# to [[carry]] on a [[shoulder]] [[pole]]; to [[carry]]
# to [[bear]]; to [[endure]]; to [[put up with]]
# to [[take]] [[charge]] of; to [[assume]] the [[post]] of; to be [[in charge]] of
# to [[trust]] to; to [[rely on]]; to [[believe]]; to [[guarantee]]
# to [[appoint]]; to [[assign]] someone to a [[post]]
# to [[indulge]]; to be [[self-indulgent]]; to [[allow]]
#* {{zh-x|放任|to indulge}}
# [[load]]; [[burden]]; [[luggage]]; [[baggage]]
# [[duty]]; [[responsibility]]; [[obligation]]
#* {{zh-x|任務|task; mission}}
# [[tenure]]; [[term]] of [[office]]; [[incumbency]]
#* {{zh-x|現任|to be currently serving as; incumbent}}
#* {{zh-x|前任|predecessor}}
#* {{zh-x|繼任|successor}}
# [[office]]; [[post]]; [[position]]
# [[officeholder]]; [[postholder]]
# [[even if]]; [[even though]]
# [[no matter]] [[how]]; [[regardless]] of
# {{zh-classifier|[[term]]s of [[office]]}}

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|一任|一身二任|上任|不任|不信任案|主任|主任委員|任意|信任|信任狀|委任|出任|兼任|國際責任|信任投票|刑事責任|充任|升任|力不勝任|專任|前任|復任|後任|器任|到任|卸任|常任|就任|委任統治|得權重任|寵任|委任狀|勝任愉快|委任直選|原任|在任|委任立法|勝任|勢任|可任|力微任重|大任|叨任|放蕩任氣|會任之家|棟梁之任|科任|擔任|治任|派任|歷任|柄任|承任|現任|猥當大任|知人善任|科任老師|新任|留任|特任|眾怒難任|放任自流|政治責任|燮和之任|用賢任能|放任行為|無任之祿|推賢任人|矜己任智|教務主任|無任|接任|民事責任|放任|撤任|續任|責任保險|走馬上任|選賢任能|致遠任重|聽之任之|連階累任|非異人任|薦賢任能|責任制|膺任|繼任|進賢任能|聽天任命|責任感|責任內閣|調任|親任|難當重任|級任老師|責任|聽任|職任|走馬赴任|赴任|選任|革職留任|級任導師|聘任制|級任制|級任|輕財任俠|聘任|重責大任|重任|蒞任|適任|道遠任重|道義責任|連任|轉任|難任|解任|離任|負才任氣|高下任心|走馬之任|簡任|舉賢任能|責任事故|薦任|荐任|走馬到任|自由放任|連帶責任|任人}}

===Pronunciation 2===
{{zh-pron
|m=rén,rèn,2nb=variant
|c=jam4,jam6
|c_note=jam4 - prescribed; jam6 - variant
|mn=qz,xm:lîm/zz:jîm
|mn-t=rim6
|px=pt:zing2/xy:zing5
|w=sh:6gnin
|w_note=vernacular (“surname”)
|dial=1
|mc=1
|oc=n,1
|cat=n,a,pn
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{lb|zh|historical}} an [[ancient]] [[woman]]'s [[rank]] of [[nobility]]
# {{lb|zh|historical}} an ancient [[music]] of the southern [[indigenous]] people
# {{†}} {{alt form|zh|壬|t=[[artful]]; [[fawning]]}}
# {{surname|zh}}
#: {{zh-x|^任{rén} ^弼-時|{{w|Ren Bishi|'''Ren''' Bishi}} (military and political leader in the early Chinese Communist Party)}}

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|任莊|任人<tr:rénrén>|任澤|任縣|任丘}}

{{cat|cmn|Intermediate Mandarin}}

==Japanese==

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=5|rs=人04}}

# [[responsibility]]
# [[duty]]
# [[term]]
# [[entrust]] [[to]]
# [[appoint]]

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=にん-<にん-<にむ-
|kanon=じん-<じん-<じむ-
|kun=た-える, まか-す, まか-せる, まき-, ま-く, まけ-, まま-
|nanori=さ-, たえ-, たか-, たかし-, ただ-, たね-, たもつ-, と-, とう-, ひで-
}}

====Compounds====
{{top3}}
* {{ja-r|責%任|せき%にん}}
* {{ja-r|委%任|い%にん}}
* {{ja-r|解%任|かい%にん}}
* {{ja-r|無%責%任|む%せき%にん}}
* {{ja-r|専%任|せん%にん}}
* {{ja-r|信%任|しん%にん}}
* {{ja-r|任%天%堂|にん%てん%どう}}
* {{ja-r|任%命|にん%めい}}
* {{ja-r|任%務|にん%む}}
{{bottom}}

===Etymology 1===
{{ja-kanjitab|にん|y=goon}}
{{rfe|ja}}

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|にん}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|にん}}

# [[duty]], [[responsibility]], [[obligation]]

===Etymology 2===
{{ja-kanjitab|まき|y=k}}
{{rfe|ja}}

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|まき}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|まき}}

# {{rfdef|ja}}

===Etymology 3===
{{ja-kanjitab|まけ|y=k}}
{{rfe|ja}}

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|まけ}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|まけ}}

# {{rfdef|ja}}

===Etymology 4===
{{ja-see|儘}}

==Korean==

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja|[[맡기다|맡길]]|임}}

# {{hanja form of|임|[[duty]]; [[responsibility]]}}

====Compounds====
{{der3|ko
|{{ko-l|책임|責任}}
|{{ko-l|상임|常任}}
}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|rs=人04
|hanviet=nhậm-tdcndg;tdcntd;gdhn, nhiệm-tdcndg;gdhn, nhâm-gdhn
|phienthiet=
|nom=nhậm-tdcndg;tdcntd;gdhn, nhằm-tdcndg;tdcntd;gdhn, nhiệm-tdcndg;btcn, nhầm-tdcntd;btcn, nhẩm-gdhn;btcn, nhăm-gdhn, nhặm-gdhn, vững-gdhn
}}

# {{rfdef|vi|sort=人04}}

===References===
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