Vocab Info

N2 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

背負(せお)to be burdened with, to take responsibility for, to carry on back or shoulder, to have (something) in the background, to be in front (of something)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to carry on one's back

    2. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to be burdened with, to take responsibility for

    3. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

      3.

      to have (something) in the background, to be in front (of something)

    4. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb

      4.

      to be conceited, to think highly of oneself

      in the form しょってる, Only applies to しょう,

    All Forms

    背負う 【せおう】背負う 【しょう】

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    Examples

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      リュックサックを背中(せなか)背負(せお)

      Carry a backpack on your back. {to be burdened with, to take responsibility for, to carry on back or shoulder, to have (something) in the background, to be in front (of something)}

      • N2

      子供(こども)をずっと背負(せお)っていたので(かた)()った。

      My shoulders are stiff because I've been carrying my child on my back for a long time. {to be burdened with, to take responsibility for, to carry on back or shoulder, to have (something) in the background, to be in front (of something)}

      • N2

      (おっと)(わたし)たちの生活(せいかつ)背負(せお)って()っています。

      My husband is shouldering our livelihood. {to be burdened with, to take responsibility for, to carry on back or shoulder, to have (something) in the background, to be in front (of something)}

      • N2

      首相(しゅしょう)になった以上(いじょう)国民(こくみん)生活(せいかつ)背負(せお)つもりである。

      Since I have become the Prime Minister, I intend to take responsibility for the lives of the citizens. {to be burdened with, to take responsibility for, to carry on back or shoulder, to have (something) in the background, to be in front (of something)}

      • N2

      借金(しゃっきん)背負(せお)っていた親友(しんゆう)はいつの()にか返済(へんさい)()え、富豪(ふごう)になっていた。

      My best friend, who once was burdened with debt, had unexpectedly finished repaying it and had become a millionaire. {to be burdened with, to take responsibility for, to carry on back or shoulder, to have (something) in the background, to be in front (of something)}

      • N2
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