Word Meaning 担任

たんにん tannin

担任 is read as たんにん (tannin) and means being in charge of (esp. a class or subject).

Meaning

English

being in charge of (esp. a class or subject)
taking charge of
class teacher
homeroom teacher
form teacher

Reading

Kana

たんにん

Romaji

tannin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Related Words 先生,教師,教員,教諭,講師,責任者,受け持ち,教える Rank 3009 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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担保責任

たんぽせきにん

warranty

担任の先生

たんにんのせんせい

class teacher

担任教師

たんにんきょうし

class teacher

学級担任

がっきゅうたんにん

homeroom teacher

瑕疵担保責任

かしたんぽせきにん

warranty against defects

責任分担

せきにんぶんたん

sharing of responsibilities

責任を担う

せきにんをになう

to shoulder responsibility

担当

たんとう

being in charge (of an area of responsibility)

担ぐ

かつぐ

to be caught up in superstition

担う

になう

to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.)

担当者

たんとうしゃ

person in charge (of an area of work, etc.)

担い手

にないて

bearer

Example Sentences

私が担任だからね。

After all, I am a homeroom teacher.

彼がその学級の担任だ。

He is in charge of the class.

担任の田中先生が結婚した。

Mr. Tanaka, our homeroom teacher, got married.

彼らの担任の先生は誰ですか。

Who is their homeroom teacher?

中学のときの担任にそっくりだ。

She looks just like my junior high school homeroom teacher.

ジャクソン先生は、私の担任です。

Mr. Jackson is my homeroom teacher.

スミス先生はそのクラスの担任だ。

Mr Smith is in charge of the class.

その先生は３年のクラス担任である。

The teacher is in charge of the third-year class.

ホワイト先生は私たちのクラスの担任です。

Mr White is in charge of our class.

すべての生徒が担任の先生を尊敬していた。

All students looked up to their homeroom teacher.

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