負おう
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
1. to carry on one's back; to bear; to shoulder
2. 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.)
3. to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound); to receive; to incur (a loss, damage, etc.)
4. to owe (a debt of gratitude to); to be indebted to
as ...に負う
5. to have (something) behind one; to be backed by
Kanji used
lose to (something)
Pitch accent
お
う
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Used in vocabulary (13 in total)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
Examples (11 in total)
I burned my finger.
I got my left arm bruised.
He was seriously injured in a traffic accident.
He was slightly injured in a traffic accident.
He was seriously injured in the car accident.
He was injured badly in the accident.
It won't be worth the risk.
He had bruises all over his body after the fight.
Many men were badly wounded in the battle.
The prevention of forest fires is everyone's responsibility.
The new equipment enabled us to finish the work in an hour.