Vocab Info

N2 う-verb (う), Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

背負(せお)う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)

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    1. う-verb (う), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to carry on one's back

      2. 2.

        to be burdened with, to take responsibility for

      3. 3.

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

    2. う-verb (う), Intransitive verb

      1. 4.

        to be conceited, to think highly of oneself

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

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    All Forms

    背負う 【せおう】、背負う 【しょう】

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      • せ

      • お

      • う

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    Examples

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      リュックサックを背中(せなか)に背負(せお)う。

      Carry a backpack on your back.

      • N2

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

      My shoulders are stiff because I've been carrying my child on my back for a long time.

      • N2

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

      My husband is bearing responsibility for our livelihood.

      • N2

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

      Since I have become the Prime Minister, I intend to take responsibility for the lives of the citizens.

      • N2

      借金(しゃっきん)を背負(せお)っていた親友(しんゆう)はいつの間(ま)にか返済(へんさい)を終(お)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.

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