Word Meaning 責任を取る

せきにんをとる sekinin o toru

責任を取る is read as せきにんをとる (sekinin o toru) and means to take responsibility (for a fallout).

Meaning

English

to take responsibility (for a fallout)
to accept the blame
to take the blame

Reading

Kana

せきにんをとる

Romaji

sekinin o toru

Writing Variants

責任をとる せきにんをとる sekininotoru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 89330 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

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責任を問われる

せきにんをとわれる

to be answerable (for)

責任を逃れる

せきにんをのがれる

to shirk one's responsibility

責任を避ける

せきにんをさける

to shirk a responsibility

責任

せきにん

duty

責任者

せきにんしゃ

person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff)

責任感

せきにんかん

sense of responsibility

責任を持つ

せきにんをもつ

to be responsible for

責任体制

せきにんたいせい

responsibility-taking system

責任問題

せきにんもんだい

question of where responsibility lies

責任能力

せきにんのうりょく

legal competency

責任を持って

せきにんをもって

responsibly

責任を果たす

せきにんをはたす

to fulfill one's responsibilities