JLPT N1 · Noun

受持ち (ukemochi)

受持ち (うけもち, ukemochi) is a Japanese noun meaning “charge (of something); matter in one's charge”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: うけもち
Romaji: ukemochi
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

charge (of something); matter in one's charge; (one's) assignment; (one's) job · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

受け持ちの患者に客観的になる事は看護婦にとって困難だ。

It's hard for nurses to be objective about their patients.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 受持ち

受

accept, undergo, answer (phone)ジュ・う.ける・-う.け · 8 strokes

持

hold, haveジ・も.つ・-も.ち · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 受持ち.

受付うけつけreception (desk)受けるうけるto receive享受きょうじゅenjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.)受け取るうけとるto receive受取うけとりreceiving受験じゅけんtaking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)受話器じゅわき(telephone) receiver引受るひきうけるto take on受け持つうけもつto take (be in) charge of受身うけみthe defensive受かるうかるto pass (examination)受け入れうけいれreceiving受け継ぐうけつぐto inherit受け入れるうけいれるto accept

Source: JMdict entry 1588070 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.