負う
おう
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to carry on one's back; to bear; to shoulder
- to take (responsibility); to assume; to accept; to bear (the blame, costs, etc.); to have (a duty, obligation, etc.); to become responsible for; to be burdened with (work, debt, etc.)
- to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound); to receive; to incur (a loss, damage, etc.)
- to owe (a debt of gratitude to); to be indebted to (as ...に負う)
- to have (something) behind one; to be backed by
Kanji
- 負 lose. Read as おう.
Example sentences
- 泣いている赤ん坊は手に負えない。
It's hard to handle crying babies. - 既に手に負えない状態だ。
Now, the situation is out of hand. - 羽に深い傷を負った小鳥を見つけました。
I found a bird whose wing was severely damaged. - 医者は傷を負った少年を助けようと一生懸命に努力した。
The doctor tried hard to save the wounded boy. - 責めを負うべきは、あなたではなく、私です。
It is not you but I that am to blame.
Common phrases
- 重傷を負う
- 責任を負う (せきにんをおう) to bear responsibility for
- 怪我を負う
- 傷を負う (きずをおう) to be injured
- 大怪我を負う
- 重軽傷を負う
- 義務を負う
- 火傷を負う
- 軽傷を負う
- 致命傷を負う
- 手に負えない (てにおえない) too much for one to handle
- ダメージを負う
- 障害を負う
- 深手を負う (ふかでをおう) to sustain a serious wound
- 大やけどを負う
Words containing 負う
- 負い目 (おいめ) (feeling of) indebtedness
- 背負い投げ (しょいなげ) seoi nage (judo)
- 背負い込む (しょいこむ) to carry on one's back
And 7 more.