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“burden” in Japanese

Japanese

Also重荷 (omoni)

Pronunciation

Romajifutan

Example

高い家賃は大きな負担です。taka i ya chin wa ō ki na fu tan de su

High rent is a heavy burden.

Illustration for 負担 (burden)

How to say “burden” in Japanese

“Burden” in Japanese is 負担 (futan).

Describes a cost, duty, or difficulty that weighs on the person or group responsible for it.

Full entry for 負担: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 負担

通学にかかる交通費が家計の負担になっています。tsū gaku ni ka ka ru kō tsū hi ga ka kei no fu tan ni na tte i ma su

Transportation costs for commuting are becoming a burden on the household budget.

Tips for using 負担

  • The compound 自己負担 (jikofutan) means a cost paid by the person receiving a service, a common use of 負担 (futan) in daily life.

Other Japanese words for “burden”

その責任は私には重荷です。so no seki nin wa watashi ni wa omo ni de su

That responsibility is a burden to me.

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