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抱(かか)える

かかえるkakaeru

Very commonVerb

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. Ichidan verbtransitive verb

    to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to carry under one's arm; to hold (one's head) in one's hands

  2. to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to be burdened with (e.g. care of a family member); to have (children, etc.) to provide for

  3. to employ; to have (on one's staff); to hire

    その間(あいだ)にトニーは60代(だい)半(なか)ばになっていたが、まだよく仕(し)事(ごと)ができた。しかし新(しん)品(ぴん)のトラック、新(あたら)しい芝(しば)刈(か)り機(き)、たくさんの装(そう)備(び)を手(て)に入(い)れ3人(さんにん)の手(て)伝(つだ)いを抱(かか)えていた。

    • By then Tony was in his middle sixties and still able to work hard, but he had a brand-new truck now, a new mower, a lot of other equipment and three people helping him.

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