How to say "accountability" in Japanese

• アカウンタビリティCommon
  nounThe loanword for 'accountability' and the most common of the four; a direct, neutral rendering that makes a sensible default when you are unsure which sense is meant.
• 説明責任せつめいせきにん
  nounAccountability in the sense of a duty to explain one's decisions or conduct and answer for them — 'being held accountable'. It is a less common rendering than the loanword.
  コーポレートガバナンスや説明責任せつめいせきにんを強化きょうかしている。↗

  Corporate governance and accountability are being strengthened.
• 責任追跡せきにんついせき
  nounA less common rendering of 'accountability', and seldom the word you want; unless you have a particular reason for it, アカウンタビリティ or 説明責任 is the safer choice.
• 管理責任かんりせきにん
  nounAccountability in the managerial sense — executive responsibility or managerial liability. Use it when the accountability belongs to a manager or an executive; for the general concept, アカウンタビリティ is the better choice.

Use the common loanword 「アカウンタビリティ」 as your default for 'accountability'; take 説明責任 for the duty-to-explain sense, 管理責任 for managerial or executive responsibility, and treat 責任追跡 as a less common rendering you will seldom need.

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• アカウンタビリティaccountability
• 説明責任せつめいせきにんaccountability
• 責任追跡せきにんついせきaccountability
• 管理責任かんりせきにんmanagerial liability
• けじめaccountability