N21114/1725

受うけ持もつ

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verb

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うけもつ

Meanings

to take (be in) charge of

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Example sentences

田中たなか先生せんせいは今年ことしも3年生ねんせいのクラスを受うけ持もつことになった。

Teacher Tanaka ended up taking charge of the third-year class again this year.

彼女かのじょは新あたらしいプロジェクトを受うけ持もっていて、毎日まいにち忙いそがしそうだ。

She is in charge of a new project and seems busy every day.

その仕事しごとを受うけ持もてるかどうか、もう少すこし考かんがえさせてください。

Please let me think a little more about whether I can take charge of that work.

山田やまださんは経験けいけんが浅あさいため、大おおきな案件あんけんを受うけ持もたせてもらえなかった。

Because Yamada lacks experience, he was not allowed to take charge of a large case.

担任たんにん教師きょうしが急病きゅうびょうで倒たおれたため、副担任ふくたんにんが急遽きゅうきょそのクラスを受うけ持もつこととなった。

Because the homeroom teacher suddenly fell ill, the assistant homeroom teacher was hastily assigned to take charge of the class.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)