I Love Kanji担う (ninau)
担う (になう, ninau) is a Japanese verb meaning “to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- になう
- Romaji
- ninau
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear · godan verb, transitive
- to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 担う
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 担う | になう ninau |
| Polite (~masu) | 担います | にないます ninaimasu |
| Negative | 担わない | になわない ninawanai |
| Polite negative | 担いません | にないません ninaimasen |
| Past | 担った | になった ninatta |
| Polite past | 担いました | にないました ninaimashita |
| Negative past | 担わなかった | になわなかった ninawanakatta |
| Te-form | 担って | になって ninatte |
| Potential | 担える | になえる ninaeru |
| Passive | 担われる | になわれる ninawareru |
| Causative | 担わせる | になわせる ninawaseru |
| Volitional | 担おう | になおう ninaou |
| Imperative | 担え | になえ ninae |
| Conditional (~ba) | 担えば | になえば ninaeba |
Kanji in 担う
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 担う.
担当たんとうbeing in charge (of an area of responsibility)担ぐかつぐto 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)
Source: JMdict entry 1599900 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.