N3Verb

⚙️Actions & States (generic)

負うおう

ou

to bear, to owe

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Example sentence

両親は子供達の教育に責任を負う。

Parents are responsible for their children's education.

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Kanji in 負う

defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility

Sentences with 負う

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
負ける	N4	まける	まけるto lose (a game) (v.i.), to be defeated
負け	N3	まけ	まけdefeat, loss
勝負	N2	しょうぶ	しょうぶvictory or defeat, game
背負う	N2	せおう	せおうto be burdened with; to carry on (one's) back or shoulder(s)
負担	N1	ふたん	ふたんburden; load
負傷	N1	ふしょう	ふしょうinjury, wound
負債	N1	ふさい	ふさいdebt, liabilities
負かす	N1	まかす	まかすto defeat

More Actions & States (generic) words

Word	Reading	Meaning
操作	そうさ	そうさoperation, management, processing
得る	える	えるto obtain / acquire (common reading in compounds; e.g. 知識[ちしき]を得る[える] = gain knowledge)
得る	うる	うるcan / be able to (more formal/literary; e.g. 起こり[おこり]得る[うる] = can happen)
異なる	ことなる	ことなるto differ, to vary
無視	むし	むしdisregard, ignore
働き	はたらき	はたらきwork, labor
修理	しゅうり	しゅうりrepairing, mending
考慮	こうりょ	こうりょconsideration, taking into account

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