What is the Kanji for "Bear" and "Carry"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Bear" and "Carry", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Bear" and "Carry" is "担".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "Katsu" and "Nina".

Its onyomi reading is "Tan".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "扌" means "Hand" . And The kanji "旦" means "Dawn" and can be read as "Dan", "Tan", "Asa", "Aki", "Akira", "Tadashi", and "Ashita".

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

What does the kanji "担" mean in japanese?

"担" means "Bear" and "Carry".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

担当: "In charge of". 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).

担ぐ: "Carry". The Japanese verb '担ぐ (かつぐ)' means 'to carry'. This verb is used to describe the action of lifting and transporting an object or person on one's shoulders, back, or with one's arms. It conveys a sense of physically supporting and moving the weight of something. For example: He is carrying a heavy bag - (彼は重い荷物を担いでいる). The soldiers carried their injured comrade - (兵士たちは負傷した同志を担いだ).

担う: "Carry" or "Bear". The Japanese verb '担う (になう)' means 'to carry' or 'to bear'. It is used to describe the action of physically supporting or moving something, such as a load or responsibility. It can also be used in a more figurative sense to indicate that someone is taking on a task, duty or obligation. For example: I will carry this heavy box - (私はこの重い箱を担います). She bears the burden of caring for her family - (彼女は家族のケアを担っている).

担保: "Collateral" or "Security". The noun '担保 (たんぽ)' refers to collateral or security that is put up to guarantee the repayment of a loan or the fulfillment of an obligation. It is something of value, such as property or assets, that a borrower provides to a lender as a way to secure a loan. If the borrower defaults on the loan, the lender has the right to seize the collateral to recoup their losses. This word is commonly used in financial and legal contexts. For example: The bank required collateral to approve the loan - (銀行は融資の承認に担保を要求した). The house served as collateral for the mortgage - (その家は抵当として担保に供された).

負担: "Burden". The verbal noun '負担 (ふたん)' means 'burden'. It refers to a load, duty, or responsibility that a person or entity must carry or deal with. It can describe a financial, emotional, physical, or other type of load that causes stress or difficulty. For example: This work is a heavy burden - (この仕事は重い負担だ). The high cost is a burden - (高い費用は負担になる).

分担: "Division". The verbal noun '分担 (ぶんたん)' means 'division'. It refers to the act of dividing something into parts or shares, or the distribution of responsibilities among a group. For example: The division of work was discussed at the meeting - (仕事の分担がミーティングで話し合われた). The project tasks were divided among the team - (プロジェクトのタスクが分担された).

担任: "Homeroom teacher". The Japanese verbal noun '担任 (たんにん)' refers to a homeroom teacher who is responsible for a specific class or group of students. This person is in charge of administrative duties, student guidance, and overseeing the overall well-being of the students in their class. A 担任 acts as the main point of contact between the school and the students' families. For example: My homeroom teacher is very kind - (私の担任の先生はとてもやさしい). The homeroom teacher held a meeting with all the parents - (担任の先生が全ての保護者と会議を開いた).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

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". And The hiragana "な" is read as "na".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.