ふたん
Meanings
Noun
1. burden; load; responsibility
It is quite a burden.
Noun
Verb (する, transitive)
2. bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
I'll cover half of it.
Pitch accent
ふ
たん
Used in vocabulary (21 in total)
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
(at) one's own expense
burden reduction; alleviation of a burden
Examples (18 in total)
Was it really such a burden?
It is quite a burden.
I'll cover half of it.
The company will cover transportation expenses.
Please let me bear some of the burden.
I hated being a burden.
He was a burden to his parents.
The expense will fall on him.
I see, so it means distributing the burden.
The entertainment expense was borne by our group.
This alone imposes a considerable burden.
He was not a financial burden on her.
So basically, we'll be covering all the costs.
I worked hard at housework to reduce my older brother's burden even a little.
When you skateboard, it puts quite a strain on your knees.
The fact that I was not alone reduced the burden on my heart.
The more effective a sunscreen is, the more burden it puts on the skin.
He fixed it at a gentle angle that wouldn't put a strain on the body.