担たん当とう

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

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	担たん当とうする	担たん当とうしない
Polite	担たん当とうします	担たん当とうしません
Past polite	担たん当とうしました	担たん当とうしませんでした
Past	担たん当とうした	担たん当とうしなかった
Te-form	担たん当とうして	担たん当とうしないで
Desire	担たん当とうしたい	担たん当とうしたくない
Potential	担たん当とうできる	担たん当とうできない
Passive	担たん当とうされる	担たん当とうされない
Causative	担たん当とうさせる	担たん当とうさせない
Causative passive	担たん当とうさせられる	担たん当とうさせられない
Volitional	担たん当とうしよう
Polite volitional	担たん当とうしましょう
Imperative	担たん当とうしろ	担たん当とうするな
Conditional	担たん当とうすれば	担たん当とうしなければ
Tara conditional	担たん当とうしたら	担たん当とうしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

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.

彼かれがこのプロジェクトの担たん当とうです。
He is in charge of this project.
私わたしは営えい業ぎょうを担たん当とうしています。
I am responsible for sales.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を担たん当とうするto be in charge of / handle something
彼かれは新あたらしいプロジェクトを担たん当とうしている。
He is in charge of the new project.
〈人ひと〉が担たん当とうするa specific person is the one in charge
この件けんは田た中なかさんが担たん当とうしています。
Ms. Tanaka is the one handling this matter.
担たん当とうを外はずれるto be removed from one's position of responsibility
彼かれは病びょう気きで担たん当とうを外はずれた。
He was taken off the assignment due to illness.
担たん当とうが変かわるthe person/department in charge changes
来らい月げつから担たん当とうが変かわります。
The person in charge will change starting next month.
担たん当とうの〈人ひと〉the person responsible for something
担たん当とうの方かたに直ちょく接せつお問とい合あわせください。
Please contact the person in charge directly.

Kanji

担shouldering, carry, raise
当hit, right, appropriate

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.
執とるN1
担当する is the common, everyday word for being in charge of a task or role, while 執る is more formal and largely limited to set phrases such as 事務を執る or 指揮を執る.
所しょ轄かつ
担当 simply means being in charge of a task or duty in general, while 所轄 specifically implies official legal or administrative jurisdiction.
所しょ管かん
担当 refers to an individual's charge over a specific task or role, whereas 所管 refers to an organization's or department's authority over a broader area.
管かん轄かつN1
担当 refers to a person or team being personally in charge of a task, whereas 管轄 refers to institutional or territorial jurisdiction.
手てがけるN1
担当する is a neutral, bureaucratic term for being assigned responsibility for something, while 手がける implies hands-on, often skilled or personal engagement.
主しゅ管かん
担当 is the general word for being in charge of a task or duty, while 主管 is a more formal, bureaucratic term for holding official supervisory authority over an area.
持もつN5
担当する directly means to be responsible for or assigned to something, while 持つ is the more casual way to say a teacher or worker handles that role.

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.
担たん当とう者しゃN3
担当 refers to the task or duty itself (or the act of being in charge), while 担当者 refers to the actual person who holds that duty.

Word family· 9

担たん当とう者しゃN3
person in charge; person responsible; contact person
担たん当とう医い
attending physician; doctor in charge
担たん当とう官かん
case worker; case officer
担たん当とう大だい臣じん
cabinet minister; minister in charge · Minister of State for Special Missions
担たん当とう課か長ちょう
section manager in charge

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担たん当とう部ぶ長ちょう
senior manager; director; department manager in charge of a specific area
免めん疫えき担たん当とう細さい胞ぼう
immunocompetent cell
コミット調ちょう整せい担たん当とう
commit coordinator
麻ま薬やく問もん題だい担たん当とう長ちょう官かん
drug czar; Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy

Etymology

Sino-Japanese compound of 担 (to carry, bear) and 当 (to hit, be assigned). The combination conveys the idea of bearing an assigned role.