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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 1,000

担当する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

in charge; responsible for

Used for a person, team, or department assigned to handle a specific task, area, or role. Often appears as 担当する or 担当の + noun.

Related words· 14

係かかりN3
係 refers to a person holding a specific duty or office role, while 担当 is broader and can describe a person, team, or department assigned to any task.
責せき任にんN3
責任 focuses on accountability or blame for an outcome, whereas 担当 focuses on being assigned to handle a particular task or area.
担たん任にんN2
担任 is used specifically for a teacher in charge of a class, while 担当 applies to any person, team, or department responsible for a task.
主しゅ任にんN1
主任 names a specific job title (chief/head of a section), while 担当 simply describes the role of being in charge of something without implying rank.

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受うけ持もつN2
担当する is more formal and often used in business contexts for assigned duties, while 受け持つ is slightly more casual and can imply a broader, ongoing responsibility.
預あずかるN3
担当する means to be in charge of a task or duty in general, while 預かる in this sense stresses being personally entrusted with someone else's matter or responsibility.
受うけ持もちN1
担当 is the more common, general word for being in charge of a task, while 受け持ち specifically suggests a designated area or group (like a class or route) assigned to a person.

Don't confuse with

負ふ担たんN2
負担 shares the kanji 担 with 担当 but means a burden or load one must bear, not the role of being in charge.
担たん保ぽN1
担当 (person in charge of a task) shares the kanji 担 with 担保 but has an unrelated meaning of being responsible for something, not collateral or a guarantee.
加か担たん
担当 shares the kanji 担 with 加担 but means being in charge of a task, not siding with or aiding a cause.
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