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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

担う · godan verb (-u)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	担になう	担になわない
Polite	担にないます	担にないません
Past polite	担にないました	担にないませんでした
Past	担になった	担になわなかった
Te-form	担になって	担になわないで
Desire	担にないたい	担にないたくない
Potential	担になえる	担になえない
Passive	担になわれる	担になわれない
Causative	担になわせる	担になわせない
Causative passive	担になわせられるalso 担になわされる	担になわせられないalso 担になわされない
Volitional	担になおう
Polite volitional	担にないましょう
Imperative	担になえ	担になうな
Conditional	担になえば	担になわなければ
Tara conditional	担になったら	担になわなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-u), transitive verb

carry on one's shoulder; shoulder; bear physically

Literal use for carrying something supported by the shoulder, sometimes with a pole or load. In everyday conversation, 担ぐ is often the more familiar verb for physically carrying on the shoulder, while 担う can sound somewhat written or deliberate.

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Related words· 6

担かつぐN2sense 1

担ぐ is the everyday word for physically hoisting something onto the shoulder (and can also mean 'to trick someone'), while 担う is more written and often used figuratively for roles or duties.

負おうN2sense 2

負う also means to bear a burden, debt, or injury, often implying the burden was imposed from outside, whereas 担う stresses actively taking on a function or role.

引ひき受うけるN3sense 2

引き受ける means to agree to take on a task or responsibility, while 担う focuses on the ongoing act of carrying out that role.

果はたすN2sense 2

果たす means to fulfill or carry out a duty to completion, whereas 担う describes taking on and bearing the role or responsibility itself.

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司つかさどるN1
担う focuses on bearing a role or responsibility personally, while 司る emphasizes formal authority over a function or department.
受うけ持もつN2
担う is a more literary word for bearing a duty or role, often on a larger or more abstract scale, while 受け持つ is used for concrete, assigned tasks like a class or section.

Written forms

担になうUsage95%

Standard and common kanji spelling for both literal carrying and figurative bearing of a role or responsibility.

になうUsage4%

荷になうUsage<1%

rarely-used kanji form

Rare attested kanji form; it visually emphasizes a load or burden but is much less common than 担う.

荷になうUsage

担になう

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