Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
1. to bear; to carry on one's back
2. to take responsibility for; to accept a duty
3. to receive (wound); to incur (damage); to be injured
4. to owe
Kanji used
lose to (something)
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
① 背に乗せる。しょう。② 厄介な事柄の責任を持つ。③ 背景にする。背にする。
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
Examples (9 in total)
I burned my finger.
I got my left arm bruised.
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.