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    3. 自任

    自任

    自じ任にん

    regarding oneself (as)

    KMT7News #18+1Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab12 strokes

    じにん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, Intransitive

    1.
    regarding oneself (as), fancying oneself (as), seeing oneself (as), considering oneself (to be), pretension

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    彼かれは自じ分ぶんを天てん才さいだと自じ任にんしている。

    He fancies himself a genius.

    KMT5Emotions & Psychology
    彼かの女じょはチームのリーダーを自じ任にんし、積せっ極きょく的てきに意い見けんを出だした。

    She considered herself the team leader and actively offered her opinions.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyWork & Career
    専せん門もん家かを自じ任にんするなら、もっと責せき任にん感かんを持もつべきだ。

    If you consider yourself an expert, you should have more sense of responsibility.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyWork & Career
    彼かれは自みずからを正せい義ぎの味み方かただと自じ任にんし、困こまっている人ひとを助たすけている。

    He considers himself an ally of justice and helps people in need.

    KMT7Emotions & Psychology
    彼かれはその分ぶん野やの第だい一いち人にん者しゃを自じ任にんしているが、周しゅう囲いの評ひょう価かは必かならずしもそうではない。

    He considers himself the leading authority in that field, but the opinions of those around him are not necessarily so.

    KMT8Emotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    自
    みずか.ら・おの.ずから・おの.ずと…(3)
    oneself
    任
    まか.せる・まか.す…(4)
    responsibility・duty・term・entrust to・appoint
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