To shoulder (carry on one's shoulder); to carry something by placing it on the shoulder.
重い箱を二人で担いで倉庫に運んだ。
Two of us shouldered the heavy box and carried it to the warehouse.
神輿を担いで町内を練り歩いた。
We carried the portable shrine on our shoulders and paraded through the neighborhood.
山道でリュックを肩に担いだまま休憩した。
I rested on the mountain path with my backpack still on my shoulders.
To nominate or promote someone for a position; to back someone as a representative or candidate.
彼を次期社長に担ごうという声があがった。
Voices rose to support him as the next company president.
有力者に担がれて候補者になったが、経験は浅い。
He became a candidate backed by a powerful figure, but he lacks experience.
地域の代表に担がれて、式に出席した。
He was put forward as the local representative and attended the ceremony.
To take someone for a ride; to deceive or trick someone into believing or doing something.
あの店員に高い商品を担がれて買わされた。
I was tricked by that clerk into buying an expensive product.
怪しい投資話に担がれないよう注意している。
I'm careful not to be taken in by suspicious investment schemes.
みんなで彼を担いで一時的に代表にしたが、すぐ問題が出た。
Everyone propped him up as the representative for a while, but problems appeared quickly.
To be caught up in superstition; to believe in superstitious practices or be influenced by them.
縁起を担いで試験の前に同じ靴を履く人がいる。
Some people wear the same shoes before an exam for good luck (being superstitious).
彼は風習を過度に担いで合理的な判断ができなくなった。
He became so superstitious that he could no longer make rational judgments.
縁起物を担ぐ文化は地域によって差がある。
The practice of relying on lucky charms varies by region.