担当
たんとう
hepburn tantou
being in charge, taking responsibility
Part of speech · noun / suru-verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- この仕事は私が担当しています。I am in charge of this work.
- 担当の人に聞いてみましょう。Let us ask the person in charge.
Collocations
担当する担当者担当の人営業担当担当が変わる
Mnemonic
担当 tantou — 担 (to carry, to shoulder) + 当 (to take on, to face). To shoulder and take on a task — being in charge. A suru-verb. It extends into 担当者 (the person in charge). 担 is the shinjitai of 擔. It belongs to the workplace vocabulary alongside K-71's 課長 and 報告.
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