肩を入れる

Japanese

Kanji in this term
肩	入
かた Grade: S	い Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

Literally, "to put the shoulder in". The metaphor comes from the action of putting one's shoulder under something to help someone else carrying it.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka̠ta̠ o̞ iɾe̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

肩(かた)を入(い)れる • (kata o ireru) ichidan (stem 肩(かた)を入(い)れ (kata o ire), past 肩(かた)を入(い)れた (kata o ireta))

1. to support; to assist or approve

Conjugation

• Use inflection of 入(い)れる (ireru).