担 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
- On
- タン
- Kun
- かつ(ぐ)・にな(う)
- Meaning
- to shoulder; bear; take charge
Origin
扌 "hand" plus 旦; lifting a load onto the shoulder — hence "to shoulder, to take charge."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| タン | 担当・担架・負担 |
|---|---|
| かつぐ | 担ぐ |
| になう | 担う |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 担当たんとう
being in charge of
- 分担ぶんたん
sharing (a task)
Example
係の仕事を分担した。
We shared out the duties.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)