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What does 負担 (ふたん, futan) mean?

負担 (ふたん, futan) means burden, financial responsibility.

Quick facts
Readingふたん
Romajifutan
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ふたん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonfutan

burden, financial responsibility

  1. 1noun burden; load; responsibility
  2. 2noun · suru verb · transitive bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering

Example sentences

  • I don't want to burden my family.

  • The burden of medical expenses is increasing year by year.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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