Translation guide
The English phrase "heavy responsibility" refers to a serious duty or burden that carries significant weight or pressure. In Japanese, this concept is expressed through various nouns and phrases that emphasize the gravity, importance, or weight of a responsibility.
Expressing that a duty or role is serious, weighty, and carries significant pressure or obligation.
A common and direct noun meaning 'heavy responsibility' or 'grave duty'. Suitable for both spoken and written contexts.
He bears a heavy responsibility.
That position comes with heavy responsibility.
Literally 'serious/grave responsibility'. A straightforward and common way to express the concept, often used in formal or serious contexts.
This is a heavy responsibility.
She feels a heavy responsibility.
Literally 'heavy responsibility'. A natural and common phrase, slightly less formal than 重大な責任.
He is carrying a heavy responsibility.
A somewhat formal or literary term for 'great responsibility' or 'important duty'. Often used in speeches or writing.
To fulfill a heavy responsibility.
Describing the emotional or psychological burden of a heavy responsibility, such as pressure, stress, or a sense of duty.
Literally 'to feel the weight of responsibility'. A natural way to express the emotional burden.
He feels the weight of responsibility.
An idiomatic expression meaning 'responsibility weighs heavily on one's shoulders'. Conveys a sense of pressure.
Literally 'the heavy pressure of responsibility'. A more intense expression, often used in formal or psychological contexts.
I feel crushed by the heavy pressure of responsibility.
Expressing the action of accepting, shouldering, or being entrusted with a heavy responsibility.
A common collocation meaning 'to shoulder a heavy responsibility'. Suitable for formal and informal contexts.
He bears the heavy responsibility of determining the company's future.
A general phrase meaning 'to bear responsibility'. Can be used for heavy responsibility by adding modifiers like 重大な or 重い.
Means 'to take on responsibility' or 'to accept responsibility'. Often used when voluntarily assuming a duty.
重責 (じゅうせき) is a concise noun often used in formal or written contexts. 重大な責任 (じゅうだいなせきにん) is a more explicit phrase suitable for serious situations. 重い責任 (おもいせきにん) is slightly more casual and commonly used in everyday speech. All three convey the idea of a heavy responsibility, but the choice depends on formality and nuance.
The verb 背負う (to carry on one's back) is often used metaphorically with 責任 to emphasize the burden. For example, 責任を背負う (せきにんをせおう) means 'to bear a heavy responsibility' with a strong sense of personal burden.
The heavy responsibility weighs on me and I can't sleep.
He bears the heavy responsibility for the accident.
He took on the heavy responsibility for the project.