Word details

負担

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 負担.

Dictionary

Entry

負担たんNounFreq #2881
1

burden; load; responsibility

Examples
彼は、両親の負担になった。
He was a burden to his parents.
2

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility

9 strokesFrequency 443JLPT N2Grade 3

On

Kun

ま.けるま.かすお.う

shouldering, carry, raise, bear

8 strokesFrequency 422JLPT N2Grade 6

On

タン

Kun

かつ.ぐにな.う

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