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引き受ける (ひきうける): To take on / accept — Japanese vocabulary

引き受ける is read ひきうける and means "To take on / accept". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

引き受ける

Reading
ひきうける · hikiukeru
Translation
To take on / accept
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
ひきうけるが

Example

彼はしかたなくその仕事を引き受けた。

かれはしかたなくそのしごとをひきうけた。

He took the job reluctantly.

Kanji in this word

  • 引 — pull, attract
  • 受 — receive

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