責任 — meaning in English

English meaning

• charge noun An amount of money asked for a service or product.
• commitment noun A promise or pledge to do something, or a strong dedication to a cause, relationship, or goal.
• guilt noun The fact of having done something wrong; responsibility for an offense.
• obligation noun A duty or requirement to do something, often because of a promise, law, or moral sense.
• onus noun A legal obligation.
• responsibility noun The state of being accountable for something, or the duty to deal with it.
• responsible adj Having a duty to take care of something, or being accountable for its outcome.

Senses

責任 is used for these senses in English:

• charge The scope of someone's responsibility.
• guilt Responsibility for wrongdoing.
• obligation The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone.
• onus A legal obligation.
• responsible (postpositive, followed by "for") Having the duty of taking care of something; answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or politically.

charge — full definition

1. noun An amount of money asked for a service or product.
2. noun A formal accusation that someone has committed a crime.
3. noun A sudden, forceful rush forward, especially in an attack.
4. verb To ask someone to pay a particular amount.
5. verb To formally accuse someone of a crime.

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