担ぐ
かつぐ
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder
- to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative
- to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive; to take in
- to be caught up in superstition
Kanji
- 担 shoulder. Read as かつぐ.
Example sentences
- また僕をかつごうとしているのかい、このいたずら小僧め。
Are you going to play tricks on me again, you naughty boy? - あなたに片棒をかついでもらいたい。
I'd like you to be my partner. - 私は箱を肩に担いだ。
I carried the box on my shoulder. - 男は袋を肩に担いだ。
The man threw a bag across his shoulder. - 彼は肩に銃を担いだ。
He carried a rifle on his shoulder.
Common phrases
- 御輿を担ぐ (みこしをかつぐ) to wheedle a person into doing something
- 縁起を担ぐ (えんぎをかつぐ) to be superstitious
- 肩に担ぐ (かたにかつぐ) to bear
- 棺を担ぐ
- 片棒を担ぐ (かたぼうをかつぐ) to take part in (usu. something bad)
Words containing 担ぐ
- 担ぎ上げる (かつぎあげる) to carry up
- 担ぎ出す (かつぎだす) to carry something out of a place
- 担ぎ込む (かつぎこむ) to carry into (esp. an injured person into a hospital)
And 4 more.