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Kanji

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

被

Radical

Radical: 衣

Meaning: clothes

Reading: ころも

Frequency: 607

Alternative forms:

衤(alt radical position hen)

衣

Examples

Onyomi Examples

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

Kunyomi Examples

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)

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