ふたん
Meanings
Noun
1. burden; load; responsibility
Verb (する)
2. bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
Pitch accent
たん
Used in vocabulary (18 in total)
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
(at) one's own expense
burden reduction; alleviation of a burden
tax burden
amount to be borne; one's share (of expenses)
amount to be borne; one's share (of expenses)
cost increase
risk-bearing
(at) our expense; (on) our risk
(sense of) burden
burden of interest; interest burden; interest cost; interest payment burden
paying for the purchase (expense) out of one's own pocket; being responsible for the payment of one's share of the purchase price, expense, etc.
medical expenses borne by the patient; patient contribution; patient share; co-payment
Polluter Pays Principle; PPP
joint and several liability; each individual being responsible for the payment of his share of the purchase price, expense, etc.
National Government Defrayment Act for Reconstruction of Disaster-Stricken Public Facilities
Examples (7 in total)
He was a burden to his parents.
The expense will fall on him.
The entertainment expense was borne by our group.