負う

Meaning

1. v5uvt
   to carry on one's back; to bear; to shoulder
2. v5uvt
   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.)
3. v5uvt
   to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound); to receive; to incur (a loss, damage, etc.)
4. v5uvt
   to owe (a debt of gratitude to); to be indebted to
5. v5uvt
   to have (something) behind one; to be backed by

Example sentences

• 夕方になって私の鳩がひどい傷を負って戻ってきた。

  In the evening my pigeon returned to me wounded seriously.

• 分析においては、クルツによって最初に分析された権威的行動の類型に負っている部分が大きい。

  In my analysis I rely considerably on the types of authoritarian behaviour first analyzed by Kurz.

• 父は私に妹の世話をする義務を負わせた。

  My father charged me with the duty of taking care of my sister.