Word Meaning 背負う

せおう seou

背負う is read as せおう (seou) and means to carry on one's back.

Meaning

English

to carry on one's back
to be burdened with
to take responsibility for
to be conceited
to think highly of oneself
to have (something) in the background
to be in front (of something)

Reading

Kana

せおう

Romaji

seou

Writing Variants

背負う しょう shou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 602 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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背負い投げを食う

せおいなげをくう

to be betrayed unexpectedly

背負い投げ

しょいなげ

seoi nage (judo)

背負子

しょいこ

wooden rack with shoulder straps for carrying loads on one's back

背負って立つ

しょってたつ

to work as the backbone (of)

背負ってる

しょってる

to be conceited

背負い込む

しょいこむ

to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)

背負い革

しょいかわ

sling

十字架を背負う

じゅうじかをせおう

to have a cross to bear

一本背負い

いっぽんせおい

one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)

鴨が葱を背負って来る

かもがねぎをしょってくる

along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money

背中

せなか

back (of the body)

背景

はいけい

backing