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せおう
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
1. to carry on one's back
You can roughly tell the weight by the sensation when carrying it on your back.
2. to be burdened with; to take responsibility for
This is a sin that I must bear.
3. to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something)
I grew up in a small village with mountains behind it.
Alt. forms
背せ負おう
98%
しょう
1%
せおう
脊せ負おう
Pitch accent
せ
お
う
Conjugations...Used in: 68
Composed of
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden
Examples (13 in total)
He carries a bag on his back.
I'd prefer not to take that risk.
She was carrying the baby on her back.
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