負
- On
- ふ
- Kun
- ま.ける;ま.かす;お.う
- Stroke count
- 9
・defeat
・negative
・-
・minus
・bear
・owe
・assume a responsibility
Japanese dictionary
Dictionary: “負う”
負う
おう
to owe (a debt of gratitude to); to be indebted to
Example sentence
What little guidance I had I owe to a young man.
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