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    3. 担任

    担任

    担たん任にん

    being in charge of (esp. a class or subject)

    KMT5News #10+1CoreEducationWork & CareerKanji Vocab14 strokes

    たんにん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    being in charge of (esp. a class or subject), taking charge of

    Noun

    2.
    class teacher, homeroom teacher, form teacher

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    私わたしの担たん任にんの先せん生せいは優やさしいです。

    My homeroom teacher is kind.

    KMT3EducationDaily Life
    彼かれは今こと年しの3年ねん生せいの担たん任にんになった。

    He became the homeroom teacher for the third-year students this year.

    KMT5Education
    私わたしは高こう校こうで英えい語ごの担たん任にんをしています。

    I am in charge of English at the high school.

    KMT5EducationWork & Career
    担たん任にんの先せん生せいと進しん路ろについて相そう談だんしました。

    I consulted with my homeroom teacher about my career path.

    KMT5EducationWork & Career
    担たん任にんの先せん生せいが生せい徒と一ひと人りひとりの学がく習しゅう状じょう況きょうを把は握あくしている。

    The homeroom teacher understands the learning situation of each and every student.

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    Kanji that make up this word

    担
    かつ.ぐ・にな.う…(1)
    shouldering・carry・raise・bear
    任
    まか.せる・まか.す…(4)
    responsibility・duty・term・entrust to・appoint
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