Meaning

Primary

In Charge

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

You carry everyone else and you are always right. With these traits, you are in charge.

Reading

たんとう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

私はこの会社の日本語教育を担当しています。

I am in charge of Japanese language education at this company.

あいにく今担当者が不在なんです。

Unfortunately, the person in charge is out of office now.

もしこの染みが抜けなかったら、私はこのプロジェクトの担当から外されてしまうかもしれない。

If that stain won’t come off, I may no longer be in charge of this project.

Kanji Composition