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請負 (うけおい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

請うけ負おい

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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noun

contract; contracting; undertaking

Refers to a contractual agreement to perform work or services, often used in business, construction, and legal contexts.

その建けん設せつ会がい社しゃは新あたらしい橋はしの請うけ負おいを獲かく得とくした。
The construction company won the contract for the new bridge.

請負契約うけおいけいやくの内ない容ようをよく確かく認にんしてください。

Please carefully check the terms of the contract agreement.

Written forms

請うけ負おいUsage98%
Standard kanji spelling; high frequency in news and business contexts.
請うけ負おいUsage2%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana variant; less common but still encountered.

Kanji

請solicit, invite, ask
負defeat, negative, -

Similar words

契けい約やく
契約 is a general term for any contract or agreement, while 請負 specifically refers to a contract for work or services.
委い託たく
委託 emphasizes entrusting or consigning work to another party, whereas 請負 focuses on the contractual obligation to complete the work.

Etymology

Compound of 請け (uke, 'receiving', from 受ける) and 負い (oi, 'bearing', from 負う), referring to the act of undertaking or accepting responsibility for work.