Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N2
431 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 10
Meaning: incur, cover, veil, brood over, shelter, wear, put on, be exposed (film), receiving
Kunyomi: こうむ.る, おお.う, かぶ.る, かぶ.せる
Onyomi: ヒ
Composition: 衤 皮
Radical: 衣
Meaning: clothes
Reading: ころも
Frequency: 607
Alternative forms:
被 (ヒ) indicates the target of an activity, -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
被害 (ヒガイ) (suffering) damage, injury, harm
外被 (ガイヒ) (protective) coat, casing, housing, jacket
花被 (カヒ) perianth, floral envelope
被る (こうむる) to suffer, to receive (kindness, rebuke, support), to sustain (damage)
覆う (おおう) to cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap, to disguise
被る (かぶる) to put on (one's head), to wear, to have on, to pull over (one's head), to crown (oneself), to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.), to pour (water, etc.) on oneself, to dash on oneself, to ship water, to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.), to take (blame), to assume (responsibility), to shoulder (burden), to overlap (e.g. sound or color), to be similar, to be redundant, to be fogged (due to overexposure, etc.), to close, to come to an end, to get a full house, to sell out, to blunder, to bungle, to fail, to be deceived
被せる (かぶせる) to cover (with something), to put on (e.g. someone's head), to pour liquid (on something), to dash liquid (over something), to plate (something) with metal, to cover (with a dental crown), to add (e.g. music to a video), to include (into something), to speak (over someone else), to put the blame (on someone), to place the responsibility (on someone)