JLPT N2 Upper Intermediate
担う
To carry a physical load on the shoulder or bear a responsibility
Readings
Other forms
担います polite form
担って te-form
担った plain past
荷う rare kanji
1 Verb (Godan, Transitive)
To bear a responsibility
Indicates the acceptance of a major role, duty, or burden that is crucial to a group or outcome.
Example
次 の 世代 を 担う の は 若い 人たち です 。
It is the young people who will bear the responsibility for the next generation.
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2 Verb (Godan, Transitive)
To carry on one's shoulder
Describes the physical act of supporting and transporting a load on one’s shoulder.
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