Japanese word

責任感

Pronunciation

Romajisekininkan

Meaning

  • nounsense of responsibility

Example

彼は責任感が強いです。kare wa seki nin kan ga tsuyo i de su

He has a strong sense of responsibility.

Illustration for 責任感 (sense of responsibility)

More examples

新しい仕事には、これまで以上の責任感が求められます。atara shi i shi goto ni wa ko re ma de i jō no seki nin kan ga moto me ra re ma su

New work requires an even greater sense of responsibility than before.

Core concept

Describes an inner commitment to accept a duty and carry it through to the end.

Common phrases

  • 強い責任感tsuyo i seki nin kan

    a strong sense of responsibility

  • 責任感のある人seki nin kan no a ru hito

    a responsible person

  • 責任感を持つseki nin kan o mo tsu

    have a sense of responsibility

Similar words

責任意識sekininishiki: A conscious awareness of one's duties and the resolve to fulfill them.
義務感gimukan: A sense of obligation that encourages a person to perform a required duty.

Definition in Japanese

自分が負うべき務めを自覚し、最後まで果たそうとする気持ち。ji bun ga o u be ki tsuto me o ji kaku shi sai go ma de ha ta sō to su ru ki mo chi

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese compound 責任感 (sekininkan, "sense of responsibility") combines 責 (seki, "blame"), 任 (nin, "duty"), and 感 (kan, "feeling").

Usage tips

  • In English, a person can take responsibility for a task, while 責任感 (sekininkan) describes the personal quality that makes the person do so reliably.

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