担
担·carry, bear, take charge of
- On-yomi
- タン
- Kun-yomi
- かつ(ぐ)にな(う)
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Stroke order
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Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 担当 | たんとう | being in charge |
| 負担 | ふたん | burden |
| 分担 | ぶんたん | sharing out a task |
| 担任 | たんにん | homeroom teacher |
Example sentences
私がこの仕事の担当です。
わたしがこのしごとのたんとうです。
I am the person in charge of this job.
家事は家族で分担しています。
かじはかぞくでぶんたんしています。
We share the housework among the family.
費用が高いと、学生の負担が大きくなる。
ひようがたかいと、がくせいのふたんがおおきくなる。
If the costs are high, the burden on students grows.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 担当 as たんどう — it is たんとう
- Confusing 担任 (a class's assigned teacher) with 担当 (whoever handles a task)
Memory aid
Picture it
A hand (扌) under the rising sun (旦) — shouldering the load at daybreak.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 分担するぶんたんするto share, to divide (work, roles, costs) among people
- 担ぐかつぐto shoulder; to trick
- 担当たんとうbeing in charge (of)
- 担保たんぽcollateral, security; guaranteeing (something)
- 負担ふたんburden; load; bearing (a cost); responsibility
- 担うになうto shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to bear (a burden, a role)
- 分担ぶんたんsharing (a duty or cost); apportionment; taking on one's share
- 担架たんかa stretcher (for carrying an injured person)
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