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sharing duties, dividing responsibilities
The act of dividing work, costs, or responsibilities among multiple people or groups so that each bears a portion.
家事を分担する。
We share the housework.
費用は全員で分担した。
The costs were shared among everyone.
プロジェクトの作業を分担して効率よく進めよう。
Let's divide up the project tasks and proceed efficiently.
Commonly used in workplace and household contexts. As a する verb: 分担する.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 役割分担 (division of roles)
- 費用を分担する (share costs)
- 家事を分担する (share housework)
- 分担金 (shared cost, contribution)