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Japanese word 引受る: to undertake / to take over responsibility. Meanings and example sentences.

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引受る (ひきうける): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

引受る (ひきうける) means to undertake / to take over responsibility.

See example sentences below.

引受る at a glance

引受る
ひきうけるhikiukeru
N2verb
to undertake / to take over responsibility
引受るひきうけるhikiukeruN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 引受る

Core meaning

to undertake / to take over responsibility

Basic example sentences

Example 1

彼はプロジェクトを引き受けた。

Translation

He undertook the project.

Example 2

仕事を全部引き受けるのは大変だ。

Translation

Taking on all the work is tough.

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