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    3. 責任を負う

    責任を負う

    責せき任にんを​負おう​

    to bear responsibility for

    NTVerbBusiness & FinanceWork & CareerKanji Vocab31 strokes

    せきにんをおう

    Verb

    1.
    to bear responsibility for, to be liable for, to answer for, to take the blame for

    Stroke 0 / 31

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    責
    せ.める…(1)
    blame・condemn・censure
    Kanji
    任
    まか.せる・まか.す…(4)
    responsibility・duty・term・entrust to・appoint
    Kanji
    負
    ま.ける・ま.かす・お.う…(1)
    defeat・negative・-・minus・bear…(2)
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
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