Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
1. to carry on one's back; to bear; to shoulder
母は赤ん坊を背に負っていた。My mother was carrying the baby on her back.
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.)
ある任務を負って欲しい。I want you to take on a certain mission.
3. to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound); to receive; to incur (a loss, damage, etc.)
心に負った傷は目には見えない。The wounds suffered in the heart are invisible to the eye.
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