I Love Kanji担ぐ (katsugu)
担ぐ (かつぐ, katsugu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- かつぐ
- Romaji
- katsugu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in ぐ
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder · godan verb, transitive
- to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative · godan verb, transitive
- to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive; to take in · godan verb, transitive
- to be caught up in superstition · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
また僕をかつごうとしているのかい、このいたずら小僧め。
Are you going to play tricks on me again, you naughty boy?
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 担ぐ
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in ぐ. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 担ぐ | かつぐ katsugu |
| Polite (~masu) | 担ぎます | かつぎます katsugimasu |
| Negative | 担がない | かつがない katsuganai |
| Polite negative | 担ぎません | かつぎません katsugimasen |
| Past | 担いだ | かついだ katsuida |
| Polite past | 担ぎました | かつぎました katsugimashita |
| Negative past | 担がなかった | かつがなかった katsuganakatta |
| Te-form | 担いで | かついで katsuide |
| Potential | 担げる | かつげる katsugeru |
| Passive | 担がれる | かつがれる katsugareru |
| Causative | 担がせる | かつがせる katsugaseru |
| Volitional | 担ごう | かつごう katsugou |
| Imperative | 担げ | かつげ katsuge |
| Conditional (~ba) | 担げば | かつげば katsugeba |
Kanji in 担ぐ
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 担ぐ.
担当たんとうbeing in charge (of an area of responsibility)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)
Source: JMdict entry 1418140 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.