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負わす (おわす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
impose ; inflict ; burden with
Used when someone makes another person bear something undesirable, such as a task, responsibility, or hardship. Often implies a sense of unfairness or unwillingness on the part of the recipient.
じ
故こ
は
彼かれ
に
大おお
きな
借しゃっ
金きん
を
負お
わ
せ
た
。
The accident burdened him with a huge debt.
Written forms 負お わす Usage 61%
Standard kanji spelling for this transitive verb.
おわす Usage 39%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.
Similar words 負お わせる 負わせる is the standard causative form of 負う (to bear), while 負わす is a slightly more colloquial or older causative form with the same meaning. Both are used, but 負わせる is more common in modern standard Japanese.
課か す 課す also means 'to impose', but is more formal and often used for taxes, duties, or penalties. 負わす is broader and can refer to any kind of burden, including emotional or physical ones.
Etymology Causative form of 負う (おう, 'to bear, to carry on one's back'). The historical derivation is straightforward, but the exact development of the colloquial form 負わす is uncertain.
