担

Meaning

担 centers on lifting and supporting a load: shouldering a burden, carrying something, or bearing responsibility. The sense of raising follows naturally from lifting something up to carry it.

• 担当たんとう
  N3

  being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

• 負担ふたん
  N2

  burden; load; responsibility

• 担うになう
  N2

  to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear

• 担任たんにん
  N2

  being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of

• 担保たんぽ
  N1

  security; guarantee; collateral; mortgage

• 分担ぶんたん
  N1

  taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment

• 加担かたん

  support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy

• 担ぎかつぎ

  carrier

• 担い手にないて

  bearer; carrier

• 担架たんか
  N1

  stretcher; litter; gurney

• 担ぐかつぐ
  N2

  to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder

• 担当者たんとうしゃ
  N3

  person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)

• 担ぎ出すかつぎだす

  to carry something out of a place

• お先棒を担ぐおさきぼうをかつぐ

  to be a willing cats-paw; to willingly act as someone's tool

• ふんどし担ぎふんどしかつぎ

  rikishi of the lowest rank

• ゲンを担ぐげんをかつぐ

  to be superstitious

• ゲン担ぎげんかつぎ

  being superstitious; acting superstitiously (for good luck)

• コミット調整担当コミットちょうせいたんとう

  commit coordinator

• 一端を担ういったんをになう

  to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in

• 一翼を担ういちよくをになう

  to play a part; to get involved; to take a share; to share the burden

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