Japanese word

引き受ける

Pronunciation

Romajihikiukeru

Meaning

  • verbtake on, accept

Example

この仕事を引き受けます。ko no shi goto o hi ki u ke ma su

I will take on this job.

Illustration for 引き受ける (take on)

More examples

その係を引き受けます。so no kakari o hi ki u ke ma su

I will accept that role.

店長が休む間、私が店の管理を引き受けます。ten chō ga yasu mu aida watashi ga mise no kan ri o hi ki u ke ma su

I will take charge of the store while the manager is away.

Core concept

It describes agreeing to take a task, role, or request into one's own responsibility.

Common phrases

  • 責任を引き受けるseki nin o hi ki u ke ru

    take responsibility

  • 仕事を引き受けるshi goto o hi ki u ke ru

    take on a job

  • 注文を引き受けるchū mon o hi ki u ke ru

    accept an order

Similar words

受け持つukemotsu: To be responsible for a person, task, class, or area.
請け負うukeou: To agree to do work or provide a service, often as part of an arrangement.
担当するtantōsuru: To be in charge of a specific task, area, or group of people.

Definition in Japanese

依頼や仕事などを自分の責任で受け持つ。i rai ya shi goto na do o ji bun no seki nin de u ke mo tsu

Word origin

引き受ける (hikiukeru) is a native compound of 引く (hiku, "pull") and 受ける (ukeru, "receive"), expressing the sense of taking something into one's responsibility.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, 引き受ける (hikiukeru) often signals agreement to handle a request or task, so it carries more responsibility than merely receiving something.

Other meanings

  • take charge ofverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 引き受けhikiukeundertakingnoun

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