Word details

背任

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 背任.

Dictionary

Entry

背任いにんNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #75875
1

breach of trust; malfeasance; malpractice; misappropriation

Examples
某連盟元会長が背任の容疑で逮捕されました。
The former president of a certain association has been arrested on suspicion of breach of trust.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel

9 strokesFrequency 696JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ハイ

Kun

せいそむ.くそむ.ける

responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint

6 strokesFrequency 217JLPT N2Grade 5

On

ニン

Kun

まか.せるまか.す

Nanori

とうひで

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