責任感

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 責任感, read せきにんかん, means the feeling that one should fulfill an assigned duty or role.
• Basic usage: In 彼は責任感が強く、任された仕事を最後までやり遂げる。, a person with a strong sense of responsibility completes the work entrusted to him.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Responsibility and the sense of it
  • Where 責任 denotes a duty or responsibility, 責任感 denotes the inner attitude of wanting to fulfill it. The animal-care example shows that attitude developing through carrying out a role.