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負担 (ふたん): burden; load — Japanese vocabulary

負担 is read ふたん and means "burden; load". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

負担

Reading
ふたん · futan
Translation
burden; load
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ふたんが

Example

彼は、両親の負担になった。

かれは、りょうしんのふたんになった。

He was a burden to his parents.

Kanji in this word

  • 負 — lose, carry
  • 担 — shoulder, carry

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