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受け持つ (ukemotsu) Japanese meaning: take charge of | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 受け持つ · godan verb (-tsu)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 受う け 持も つ 受う け 持も たない Polite 受う け 持も ちます 受う け 持も ちません Past polite 受う け 持も ちました 受う け 持も ちませんでした Past 受う け 持も った 受う け 持も たなかった Te-form 受う け 持も って 受う け 持も たないで Desire 受う け 持も ちたい 受う け 持も ちたくない Potential 受う け 持も てる 受う け 持も てない Passive 受う け 持も たれる 受う け 持も たれない Causative 受う け 持も たせる 受う け 持も たせない Causative passive 受う け 持も たせられる also 受う け 持も たされる 受う け 持も たせられない also 受う け 持も たされない Volitional 受う け 持も とう Polite volitional 受う け 持も ちましょう Imperative 受う け 持も て 受う け 持も つな Conditional 受う け 持も てば 受う け 持も たなければ Tara conditional 受う け 持も ったら 受う け 持も たなかったら
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He has been put in charge of the new project.
I will be in charge of this class.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 を 受う け 持も つ to be in charge of (a class, section, area, etc.)
She is in charge of the third-grade class.
〈 事こと 〉 を 受う け 持も つ to take charge of (a duty, lesson, task)
Mr. Tanaka is in charge of this class.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 〈 事こと 〉 を 受う け 持も つ to be responsible for someone's (guidance, care, etc.)
I've been put in charge of training the new employee.
Kanji 受 accept, undergo, answer (phone) Related words 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.
引き受ける focuses on accepting a task or request, often as a one-time commitment, whereas 受け持つ emphasizes the ongoing management or supervision of something.
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 受う け 持も つ Usage 95%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
うけもつ Usage 5%
Kana spelling is acceptable and common in informal writing.
Etymology Compound of 受け (uke, 'receiving') + 持つ (motsu, 'to hold'). The meaning developed from 'to receive and hold' to 'to take charge of'.
