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    3. 請け負う

    請け負う

    請うけ​負おう​

    to contract

    KMT7News #17+1Verb, TransitiveBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab29 strokes

    請負う

    うけおう

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to contract, to undertake
    2.
    to take over, to take responsibility for

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    その仕し事ごとは彼かれが請うけ負おった。

    He undertook that job.

    KMT6Business & FinanceWork & Career
    建けん設せつ会がい社しゃが新あたらしいビルの建けん設せつを請うけ負おった。

    The construction company contracted to build the new building.

    KMT7Business & FinanceWork & Career
    我わが社しゃは、海かい外がいからの大だい規き模ぼなシステム開かい発はつを請うけ負おうことになった。

    Our company ended up contracting a large-scale system development from overseas.

    KMT7Business & FinanceTechnology
    彼かれは、チームリーダーとして部ぶ下かの教きょう育いくも請うけ負おっている。

    As a team leader, he also takes responsibility for the education of his subordinates.

    KMT7Work & CareerEducation
    全すべての責せき任にんを請うけ負おう覚かく悟ごで、彼かれはそのプロジェクトを推すい進しんした。

    With the resolve to take on all responsibility, he pushed forward with the project.

    KMT8Business & FinanceWork & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    請
    こ.う・う.ける…(4)
    solicit・invite・ask
    Kanji
    負
    ま.ける・ま.かす・お.う…(1)
    defeat・negative・-・minus・bear…(2)
    Kanji
    け
    ke
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
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