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加担 (かたん, katan) Japanese meaning: support | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 加担する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 加か 担たん する 加か 担たん しない Polite 加か 担たん します 加か 担たん しません Past polite 加か 担たん しました 加か 担たん しませんでした Past 加か 担たん した 加か 担たん しなかった Te-form 加か 担たん して 加か 担たん しないで Desire 加か 担たん したい 加か 担たん したくない Potential 加か 担たん できる 加か 担たん できない Passive 加か 担たん される 加か 担たん されない Causative 加か 担たん させる 加か 担たん させない Causative passive 加か 担たん させられる 加か 担たん させられない Volitional 加か 担たん しよう Polite volitional 加か 担たん しましょう Imperative 加か 担たん しろ 加か 担たん するな Conditional 加か 担たん すれば 加か 担たん しなければ Tara conditional 加か 担たん したら 加か 担たん しなかったら
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犯はん
罪ざい
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加か
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He was arrested for complicity in the crime.
The politician was involved in the fraudulent deal.
She willingly lent her support to her friend's plan.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 に 加か 担たん する to be complicit in / take part in (something, often wrongdoing)
He was arrested for being complicit in the fraud case.
〈 人ひと 〉 に 加か 担たん する to side with / lend support to someone
She decided to side with the opposing faction.
Kanji 担 shouldering, carry, raise 荷 baggage, shoulder-pole load, bear (a burden) Related words 協力 is neutral cooperation between people working toward a shared goal, while 加担 often implies joining in something questionable or illegal.
支援 is general, respectable support or backing for a person or cause, whereas 加担 can carry a negative nuance of complicity in wrongdoing.
共謀 specifically means conspiring together to commit a crime, while 加担 more broadly covers joining or aiding an effort, not always with prior planning.
加担 is a broader, more everyday word for taking part in something wrong, while 共犯 is the specific legal term for being a joint offender in a crime.
加担 specifically means taking part in or aiding a wrongdoing, while 関与 is neutral and can apply to legitimate or illegitimate involvement alike.
Written forms 加か 担たん Usage 82%
Standard kanji spelling. 加 means 'add' and 担 means 'carry/bear', together suggesting lending one's weight to something.
荷か 担たん Usage 18%
Variant kanji form using 荷 (load/burden). Less common than 加担.
Etymology Compound of 加 (add) and 担 (carry, bear), literally 'to add one's burden'. The negative connotation likely developed from the idea of sharing responsibility for a misdeed.
