担う
になう · ninau · JLPT N1 · verb-godan
to bear
🎒 担 = hand radical 扌 + 旦; 担う = to carry a heavy load on your shoulders
The hand radical hints at carrying with the arms. 担う often means taking on responsibility, like shouldering a burden. Related verb: 担ぐ (かつぐ), to carry on the shoulder.
担 — hand radical 扌 + 詹 (zhān, phonetic)
担 is a semantic-phonetic compound: 扌 (hand) gives the meaning of carrying or shouldering, while 詹 supplies the sound. Originally written 擔, it depicted bearing a load on a shoulder pole; 担 is the simplified form. Meanings extended from physical carrying to bearing responsibility.