単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#3,405 most used

負う

おう0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

to take (responsibility); to bear (the blame, costs, etc.)

ITS KANJI

負bearread お here14 words ›

IN A SENTENCE

He took responsibility for that failure.

written for Tangoya

MEANINGS

2

to take (responsibility); to assume; to accept; to bear (the blame, costs, etc.); to have (a duty, obligation, etc.); to become responsible for; to be burdened with (work, debt, etc.)

godan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

1

to carry on one's back; to bear; to shoulder

godan verb · transitive

3

to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound); to receive; to incur (a loss, damage, etc.)

godan verb · transitive

4

to owe (a debt of gratitude to); to be indebted to

godan verb · transitive

5

to have (something) behind one; to be backed by

godan verb · transitive

SOUNDS THE SAME

合うto come together; to mergeおう · not in tangoya
生うto grow (of plants); to spring upおう · not in tangoya
追うto chase; to run afterおう · not in tangoya
王kingおう

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#3,405 most used

Written負う only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium