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担

Kanji 担: meaning "shoulder, carry", readings, stroke order

The kanji 担 means "shoulder, carry". On'yomi: タン; kun'yomi: かつぐ、になう. JLPT N2 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
shoulder, carry
On'yomi
タン
Kun'yomi
かつぐになう
Strokes
8
Level
JLPT N2
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
擔 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 担

  • 担当 たんとう — (in) charge
  • 担ぐ かつぐ — to shoulder, to carry on shoulder
  • 担う になう — to carry on shoulder, to bear (burden), to shoulder (gun)
  • 担架 たんか — stretcher, litter
  • 負担 ふたん — burden; load
  • 分担 ぶんたん — apportionment, sharing

Stroke order · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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