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負担 (ふたん) — burden | JLPT N1 · Nihongo Circle

負担

ふたん

noun

Meanings

1burden
2load
3responsibility
4bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.)
5shouldering

Example sentence

接待費はうちのグループが負担させられた。

The entertainment expense was borne by our group.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

負Defeat, Negative, -9 strokes 担Shouldering, Carry, Raise8 strokes

More words with 負

負傷ふしょう · injuryN1 負かすまかす · to defeatN1 負けまけ · defeatN3 負けるまける · to lose (a game) (v.i.)N4 お負けにおまけに · to make matters worse

Full entry on Jisho

勝負しょうぶ · victory or defeatN2

気負いきおい · eagerness

負債ふさい · debtN1

More words with 担

担架たんか · stretcherN1 担当たんとう · (in) chargeN3 担ぐかつぐ · to shoulderN2 巴基斯担パキスタン · Pakistan 加担かたん · support 担当者たんとうしゃ · person in charge (of an area of work, etc.)担保たんぽ · security 担任たんにん · being in charge of (esp. a class or subject)

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