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Kanji Detail for 担 - "to carry, charge, to take on"

担

  • Meaning

    担 means "to carry, charge, to take on."

    1. Carry - To bear on shoulders; to shoulder.

    2. Take on - To assume; to undertake.

    3. Charge - A responsibility; a duty.

  • Words using 担

    • 担当 たんとう Listen being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
    • 負担 ふたん Listen burden; load; responsibility
    • 担当者 たんとうしゃ Listen person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
    • 担保 たんぽ Listen security; guarantee; collateral
    • 分担 ぶんたん Listen taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment
    • 担任 たんにん Listen being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher
    • 担い手 にないて Listen bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility
    • 加担 かたん Listen support; participation; assistance

  • Tattoo check: 担

    • Verified meaning: to carry, charge, to take on
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あきら, いのま, いのまき, たん)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 担

    Given names 担(あきら)Listen 担(たん)Listen

    Surnames 担(いのま)Listen 担(いのまき)Listen 担(ゆたか)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    shouldering; carry; raise; bear

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    carry, bear, undertake

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to bear, to carry; burden, responsibility

  • Onyomi

    tip

    tan(タン) タン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    katsu.gu(かつ-ぐ) かつ-ぐ

    nina.u(にな-う) にな-う

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    carry take on charge accept load raise unit of weight responsibility duty assume bear burden commitment obligation role shoulder task undertake

Sentences including 担

  • Mr smith is in charge of the class.

  • My homeroom teacher is the same age as my mother.

  • He is in charge of our class.

  • Driving a car taxes the eyes.

  • He is in charge of our class.

  • The work is a heavy tax on my health.

  • All students looked up to their homeroom teacher.

  • He will take charge of the class.

  • He was a burden to his parents.

  • All the students respect their home room teacher.

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