ichidan verb, transitive verb
take on; undertake; accept responsibility for
Used when accepting a job, role, request, burden, or responsibility. The object is usually something one agrees to handle or be responsible for.
彼女は司会を引き受けてくれた。
She agreed to take on the role of host.
その仕事は
I will take charge of that job.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Used when receiving a role, business, responsibility, or matter from someone else and continuing it oneself.
父が倒れたので、兄が家業を引き受けた。
After my father collapsed, my older brother took over the family business.
前任者からその案件を引き受けた。
I took over that matter from my predecessor.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
vouch for; guarantee
Means to stand as guarantor or take responsibility for someone's identity, reliability, or a claim. It often overlaps with the broader idea of assuming responsibility.
彼の身元は私が引き受けます。
I will vouch for him.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
contract a disease
Rare or old-fashioned for becoming ill or contracting a disease; in modern everyday Japanese, 病気にかかる or 感染する is normally used instead.
古い文章では「病を引き受ける」が、病気にかかるという意味で使われることがある。
In older writing, 病を引き受ける can be used to mean contracting an illness.