責任 (Sekinin) is a Japanese noun meaning “duty, responsibility (incl. supervision of staff), liability, onus”.
Meanings
- nounduty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff)
- nounliability; onus
Examples
連帯責任は無責任。
Everybody's business is nobody's business.
不幸は私の責任だ。
Let it be on your head!
明らかに彼の責任だ。
Obviously, he is to blame.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
Kanji in 責任
Related words
任せるto leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone)主任person in charge責めるto condemn任すto entrust (to someone)任務duty任obligation担任being in charge of (esp. a class or subject)責任者person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff)無責任irresponsibility就任assumption (of office)任意optional責任を持つto be responsible for