Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to take on; to undertake; to accept; to take charge of; to assume responsibility for
2. to take over; to inherit
3. to guarantee; to vouch for
4. to contract (a disease)
Kanji used
pull
receive
Pitch accent
きうけ
Top 2600
Composed of
pull; patronage; tug; discount
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
Examples (14 in total)
I don't want to take on any more work.
Will you take on the job?
He took on the difficult work.