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How to say "In charge of" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "In charge of" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "In charge of" is "Tantou", written in japanese as "担当".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The verbal noun '担当 (たんとう)' means 'in charge of'. This term is used to indicate that someone is responsible for a particular task, project, or area of work. It suggests that the person has been assigned or has taken on the duty to oversee and manage something. For example: I am in charge of the sales department - (私は営業部門を担当しています). She is the one in charge of the project - (彼女はそのプロジェクトを担当しています).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:

The kanji "担" means "Bear" and "Carry" and can be read as "Tan", "Katsu", and "Nina". And The kanji "当" means "Hit" and "Appropriate" and can be read as "A" and "Tou".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Tantou" mean in japanese?

"Tantou" means "In charge of" .

To learn more about the kanji in this word, checkout this pages:

What is the Kanji for bear and carry?What is the Kanji for hit and appropriate?

If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:

How to write "In charge of" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "た" is read as "ta". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". The hiragana "つ" is read as "tsu". The hiragana "に" is read as "ni". The hiragana "な" is read as "na". The hiragana "あ" is read as "a". The hiragana "と" is read as "to". And The hiragana "う" is read as "u".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.