Ninau

JLPT N1

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担う (Ninau) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to carry on one's shoulder, to shoulder, to bear, to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.)”.

Meanings

  1. godan verb, transitive verbto carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear
  2. godan verb, transitive verbto bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

Examples

  • This packaging material provides heat insulation.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 担う

shouldering

Related words

being in charge (of an area of responsibility)luggagebeing in charge of (esp. a class or subject)burdenperson in charge (of an area of work, etc.)to shoulderloadsupportsecurityheavy loadshippingunloading