Word Meaning 請け負う

うけおう ukeou

請け負う is read as うけおう (ukeou) and means to contract.

Meaning

English

to contract
to undertake
to take over
to take responsibility for

Reading

Kana

うけおう

Romaji

ukeou

Writing Variants

請負う うけおう ukeou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 13070 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

請負

うけおい

contract (for work)

請負業

うけおいぎょう

the contracting business

請負人

うけおいにん

contractor

請負制度

うけおいせいど

contract system

請負工事

うけおいこうじ

contract work

請負仕事

うけおいしごと

contract work

請負師

うけおいし

contractor

請負業者

うけおいぎょうしゃ

independent contractor

元請負人

もとうけおいにん

master contractor

下請負

したうけおい

subcontract

偽装請負

ぎそううけおい

disguised contracting

又請負

またうけおい

subcontract