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How to say 'In charge' in Japanese | 担当

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The Japanese word for In charge is 'Tantou', written as 担当 in Japanese.'In charge' in hiragana is たんとう.

    word

    担当

    Meaning

    In charge

    Reading

    たんとう

    tantou

    Kanji

    担Bear, Carry 当Hit, Appropriate

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '担当 (たんとう)' refers to being in charge of or responsible for a particular task, role, or area. It is commonly used in professional or organizational contexts to indicate someone's assigned duties or responsibilities. For example: He is in charge of sales「彼は営業を担当しています」(かれはえいぎょうをたんとうしています). I am responsible for customer service「私はカスタマーサービスを担当しています」(わたしはカスタマーサービスをたんとうしています). The term can also be used to describe the person who is responsible, as in '担当者 (たんとうしゃ) (person in charge)'.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    929

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 担当

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    担

    Meaning

    Bear, Carry

  • kanji

    当

    Meaning

    Hit, Appropriate

Words Related to 担当 Through the Kanji 担

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 担 as well.

  • word

    担ぐ

    Meaning

    Carry, Hoax

  • word

    担う

    Meaning

    Bear

  • word

    担保

    Meaning

    Collateral

  • word

    負担

    Meaning

    Burden

  • word

    分担

    Meaning

    Division

  • word

    担任

    Meaning

    Charge, Homeroom

Words Related to 担当 Through the Kanji 当

These 37 Words contain the Kanji 当 as well.

  • word

    本当

    Meaning

    Truth

  • word

    本当に

    Meaning

    Really

  • word

    当時

    Meaning

    Then

  • word

    当たる

    Meaning

    Hit, Win

  • word

    当然

    Meaning

    Natural, Obvious

  • word

    当てる

    Meaning

    Hit, Guess

  • word

    突き当たる

    Meaning

    Hit, Reach

  • word

    突き当たり

    Meaning

    End

  • word

    当該

    Meaning

    Relevant

  • word

    当初

    Meaning

    Beginning

  • word

    当たり前

    Meaning

    Natural, Obvious

  • word

    当たり

    Meaning

    Hit, Vicinity

  • word

    正当

    Meaning

    Just, Legitimate

  • word

    当事

    Meaning

    Parties

  • word

    該当

    Meaning

    Applicable

  • word

    弁当

    Meaning

    Lunchbox

  • word

    当日

    Meaning

    Day

  • word

    当

    Meaning

    Correct, Hit

  • word

    当局

    Meaning

    Authorities

  • word

    配当

    Meaning

    Dividend

  • word

    妥当

    Meaning

    Appropriate

  • word

    不当

    Meaning

    Unjust

  • word

    見当

    Meaning

    Direction, Estimate

  • word

    手当て

    Meaning

    Treatment, Allowance

  • word

    当分

    Meaning

    Awhile

  • word

    当人

    Meaning

    Person

  • word

    当番

    Meaning

    Duty

  • word

    日当たり

    Meaning

    Sunlight

  • word

    割り当て

    Meaning

    Allocation

  • word

    割り当てる

    Meaning

    Allocate

  • word

    当て

    Meaning

    Aim, Reliance

  • word

    見当たる

    Meaning

    Found

  • word

    相当

    Meaning

    Considerable, Equivalent

  • word

    当選

    Meaning

    Win

  • word

    適当

    Meaning

    Suitable, Random

  • word

    当てはまる

    Meaning

    Fit, Apply

  • word

    抵当

    Meaning

    Mortgage

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