責任

せきにん

duty, responsibility

Also:liability

What does 責任 mean?

責任 is a Japanese noun meaning duty, responsibility in English. It can also be translated as liability depending on context. It is written as 責任 in kanji, せきにん in hiragana, and sekinin in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

けんかは両方に責任がある。

It takes two to make a quarrel.