| Kanji | 担 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | タン |
| Kunyomi | かつ.ぐ、にな.う |
| English | shouldering, carry, raise, bear |
| Examples | 担当(たんとう): (in) charge (of an area of responsibility, but not necessarily supervision of staff) 負担(ふたん): burden; charge; responsibility 分担(ぶんたん): apportionment; allotment; share 担ぐ(かつぐ): (1) to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder (2) to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive; to take in 担う(になう): to carry on shoulder; to bear (burden); to shoulder (gun) |
| JLPT Level | 2 |
| Jouyou Grade | 6 |
| Frequency | 422 |
| Components | 手: hand 旦: daybreak; dawn; morning |
| Number of Strokes | 8 |
| Kanji Radical | 手 |
| Radical Number | 64 |
| Radical Strokes | 4 |
| Radical Reading | て・てへん |
| Traditional Form | 擔 |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | shouldering |
| Koohii Story 1 | One of Hercules´ labors was to hold the world in his fingers for Atlas and not move until nightbreak, shouldering the considerable burden. |
| Koohii Story 2 | One of the classic stories of shouldering a heavy burden is that of the kid who had to stick his finger on a dam until nightbreak to prevent it from breaking down. |
Tags: jlpt.n2, grade6, kanjifreq251-500
Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.
Next card: Dear worship i fingers radical 拝 ハイ おが.む、おろが.む
Previous card: Criticism 批 ヒ strike 批判(ひはん judgement judgment comment
Up to card list: All in One Kanji Deck