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    3. 負んぶ

    負んぶ

    負おん​ぶ​

    carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child)

    KMT7CoreFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab16 strokes

    おんぶオンブ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, Intransitive

    1.
    carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child), piggyback ride
    word usually written using kana alone

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    2.
    relying on (someone), being (financially) dependent on
    word usually written using kana alone

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    お母かあさんが赤おちゃんをお負 んぶしている。

    The mother is carrying the baby on her back.

    KMT4Family & RelationshipsDaily Life
    子こ供どもが疲つかれたと言いうので、お負 んぶしてあげた。

    My child said they were tired, so I gave them a piggyback ride.

    KMT7Family & RelationshipsDaily Life
    昔むかしは兄きょう弟だいがお互たがいにお負んぶしてあそんぶして遊だもんだものだ。

    In the past, siblings used to play by giving each other piggyback rides.

    KMT7Family & RelationshipsHistory
    ハイキングで足あしが痛いたくなったので、友とも達だちにお負 んぶしてもらった。

    My legs hurt during the hike, so my friend gave me a piggyback ride.

    KMT7Daily LifeTravel & Transportation
    いつまでも親おやに負おんぶに抱だっこではいけない。

    You can't rely on your parents forever.

    KMT8Family & RelationshipsCore Concepts

    Characters that make up this word

    負
    ま.ける・ま.かす・お.う…(1)
    defeat・negative・-・minus・bear…(2)
    Kanji
    ん
    n
    Kana
    ぶ
    bu
    Kana
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