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担う (になう): to carry on shoulder, to bear (burden), to shoulder (gun) — Japanese vocabulary

担う is read になう and means "to carry on shoulder, to bear (burden), to shoulder (gun)". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

担う

Reading
になう · ninau
Translation
to carry on shoulder, to bear (burden), to shoulder (gun)
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
になうが

Example

この梱包材が断熱機能を担っている。

このこんぽうざいがだんねつきのうをになっている。

This packaging material provides heat insulation.

Kanji in this word

  • 担 — shoulder, carry

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