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JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

加か担たん

katan

to participate in, to be complicit in

Often used for involvement in wrongdoing. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは罪つみのない若者わかものを悪事あくじに加担かたんさせるようそそのかしていた。

    He was egging an innocent young man on to join him in his crooked deal.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. いじめに加担かたんする子こども

    children involved in bullying

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  3. しかし、1925年ねん、白木屋事件しらきやじけん、旭事件あさひじけんなどの詐欺事件さぎじけんに荷担かたんしていたとされた。

    However, in 1925, they were alleged to have been involved in fraud cases such as the Shirokiya and Asahi incidents.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 加担

  • 加add; additionOnカKunくわえる・くわわる
  • 担shouldering; carryOnタンKunかつぐ・になう

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