担 – shouldering, carry, raise

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The kanji 担 means shouldering, carry, raise, bear. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is タン (tan); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is かつ.ぐ、にな.う (katsugu, ninau). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 手 (no. 64).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	タン	tan
Kun’yomi	かつ.ぐ	katsugu
Kun’yomi	にな.う	ninau

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 手 (Kangxi radical 64). Components: 一・日・扎.

Words using 担

担当たんとうbeing in charge (of an area of responsibility)担ぐかつぐto shoulder担うになうto carry on one's shoulder担架たんかstretcher負担ふたんburden分担ぶんたんtaking on one's share (e.g. of work)

Example sentences

ジョンは関東地区、そして太郎は関西地区を担当している。

John covers the Kanto area and Taro covers the Kansai area.

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男は袋を肩に担いだ。

The man threw a bag across his shoulder.

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この梱包材が断熱機能を担っている。

This packaging material provides heat insulation.

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Kanji with the same radical

手持指投打提挙援技撃推接授摘批捜

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