How to say 'Charge' or 'Homeroom' in Japanese | 担任

word

Meaning

Charge, Homeroom

Reading

Kanji

担Bear, Carry 任Duty, Responsibility

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '担任 (たんにん)' refers to the role or responsibility of being in charge of a class or group, often used in educational contexts. It can mean 'homeroom teacher' when referring to a person, or 'charge' when referring to the responsibility itself. For example: She is our homeroom teacher「彼女は私たちの担任です」(かのじょはわたしたちのたんにんです). He is in charge of this class「彼はこのクラスの担任です」(かれはこのクラスのたんにんです). The term emphasizes the responsibility of overseeing and guiding a specific group, particularly in schools.

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

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Kanji Grade

Frequency

6528

Composition

kanji

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