携える|たずさえるtazusaeru[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to bear
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 携える（たずさえる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 携えます（たずさえます） |
| Negative (nai) | 携えない（たずさえない） |
| polite (masen) | 携えません（たずさえません） |
| classical zu / nu | 携えず・携えぬ（たずさえず・たずさえぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 携えた（たずさえた） |
| polite (mashita) | 携えました（たずさえました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 携えなかった（たずさえなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 携えませんでした（たずさえませんでした） |
| Te form | 携えて（たずさえて） |
| Potential | 携えられる（たずさえられる） |
| Passive | 携えられる（たずさえられる） |
| Causative | 携えさせる（たずさえさせる） |
| Causative passive | 携えさせられる（たずさえさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 携えれば（たずさえれば） |
| tara | 携えたら（たずさえたら） |
| Volitional | 携えよう（たずさえよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 携えましょう（たずさえましょう） |
| Imperative | 携えろ（たずさえろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
手土産を携える
携わる (intransitive) emphasizes being involved or engaged in an activity or field, as in 仕事に携わる, while 携える (transitive) emphasizes physically carrying or bringing something, typically in one's hand, as in 手土産を携える.
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Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym携行けいこうWrittenWritten/formal word for carrying things on one's person, common in rules and regulations, as in 「携行品」; unlike 「携える」, it cannot be used for taking a person along.
- SynonymけいたいNeutralEveryday word for carrying something on one's person; it also means 'mobile phone'. 「携える」 sounds more literary.
- Synonym所持しょじWrittenWritten/formal word for having something on one's person or under one's control, common in legal contexts (「所持品」, 「不法所持」); it stresses holding, not carrying along.
- Synonym持っていくもっていくNeutralThe most common everyday way to say you take something along to a place; it stresses the destination and is plainer than the literary 「携える」.
- Synonym持つもつNeutralThe most general word for holding something in the hand or having it; it does not stress taking it along with you or accompanying someone.
- Synonym持ち運ぶもちはこぶNeutralCarrying something from one place to another, with the focus on the movement itself; it has no nuance of taking a person along, which 「携える」 can have.
- Related運ぶはこぶNeutralTo transport or carry people or things to another place; it does not stress holding something on your person, and the moving can be done by vehicle.
- Related帯びるおびるWrittenWritten/formal word for wearing a sword at one's side, or figuratively for having a certain quality or mission.
- Related佩用はいようFormalExtremely formal word for wearing an insignia or sword; it applies only to things worn on the body, not to carrying in general.
- Antonym放すはなすNeutralTo let go or release something; it is the opposite of 「携える」 in the sense of holding something in your hand.
- AntonymおくNeutralTo put or leave something in a place; it is the opposite of 「携える」 in the sense of keeping something with you.
For everyday 'take it with you', use 「持っていく」 or 「携帯する」. In written prose, for holding in the hand or going hand in hand, use 「携える」, as in 「手を携える」. In rules and legal texts, use 「携行」 or 「所持」.
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Japanese definitions
Kanji in this word
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