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    3. 引き受ける

    引き受ける

    引ひき​受うけ​る​

    to take on

    N1KMT10News #38+1CoreVerb, TransitiveWork & CareerKanji Vocab20 strokes

    引受ける引きうける引受る

    ひきうける

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to take on, to undertake, to accept, to take charge of, to assume responsibility for
    2.
    to take over, to inherit
    3.
    to guarantee, to vouch for
    4.
    to contract (a disease)

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    その仕し事ごとを私がわたしが引ひき受うけます。

    I will take on that job.

    KMT6Work & CareerDaily Life
    彼かれは新あたらしいプロジェクトのリーダーを引ひき受うけた。

    He took on the role of leader for the new project.

    KMT8Work & Career
    困こん難なんな任にん務むであっても、彼かれは責せき任にんを持もって引ひき受うけるだろう。

    Even if it's a difficult mission, he will take it on responsibly.

    KMT10Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    会かい社しゃが倒とう産さんした際さい、彼かれは残のこされた負ふ債さいを引ひき受うけた。

    When the company went bankrupt, he took on the remaining debts.

    KMT10Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    彼かれは友ゆう人じんの保ほ証しょう人にんになることを引ひき受うけた。

    He agreed to be his friend's guarantor.

    KMT10Work & CareerFamily & Relationships

    Characters that make up this word

    引
    ひ.く・ひ.ける…(5)
    pull・tug・jerk・admit・install…(2)
    Kanji
    受
    う.ける・-う.け・う.かる…(2)
    accept・undergo・answer (phone)・take・get…(2)
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
    け
    ke
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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