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Shouldering Bear Shoulder Carry 担 タン かつ.ぐ、にな.う Raise

Kanji
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
Radical Number 64
Radical Strokes 4
Radical Reading て・てへん
Traditional Form
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

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