1
female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's misdemeanours and farts
1
sostener;deber
1
to carry on one's back;to bear;to shoulder
負うた子に教えられて浅瀬を渡る。
A child on your back may guide you across a ford.
2
to take (responsibility);to assume;to accept;to bear (the blame, costs, etc.);to have (a duty, obligation, etc.);to become responsible for;to be burdened with (work, debt, etc.)
これについては私がすべて責任を負います。
I will accept full responsibility for this.
3
to suffer (an injury);to sustain (a wound);to receive;to incur (a loss, damage, etc.)
彼は致命傷を負った。
He suffered a fatal wound.
4
to owe (a debt of gratitude to);to be indebted to
as ...に負う
わずかながら私の受けた指導を私は若者に負っている。
What little guidance I had I owe to a young man.
5
to have (something) behind one;to be backed by