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被

incur
Stroke count: 10

Readings

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Kun readingこうむ.る、おお.う、かぶ.る、かぶ.せる
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. incurRtK
  2. cover
    彼は車にカバーを被せた。He put a cover over his car.tatoeba
    その際は衣装は被せるだけ、烏帽子は枕元に入れるだけのことが多い。In this case, it is common that the body is just covered with a garment, and eboshi is placed near the pillow.wiki
  3. veil
  4. brood over
  5. shelter
  6. wear
    これ以後、冠を被るのにふさわしい形の髷になった。The shape of mage (chignons) became suitable for wearing court caps from then.wiki
  7. put on
  8. be exposed (film)
  1. to put on (one's head)
  2. to wear
  3. to have on
  4. to pull over (one's head)
  5. to crown (oneself)

Popular Usage

被る被せる

Radicals and components

Radical衣clothes衤variant
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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cloak · pelt · branch · ten (十) · needle (丨) · crotch · hook (亅)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 870

Compound words

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)
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
被害ひがい
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
被告ひこく
defendant; the accused
被災ひさい
suffering (from a disaster); being hit (by an earthquake, typhoon, etc.); falling victim (to)
被爆ひばく
being bombed; being subjected to a nuclear bomb attack; being exposed to radiation from a nuclear bomb
被服ひふく
clothing
被害者ひがいしゃ
victim; injured party; sufferer
被告人ひこくにん
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
被災者ひさいしゃ
person affected by a disaster; afflicted person; victim; sufferer; survivor
被写体ひしゃたい
(photographic) subject
被疑者ひぎしゃ
suspect
被保険者ひほけんしゃ
insured person
花被かひ
perianth
原被げんぴ
plaintiff and defendant
猫被ねこかぶり
feigned innocence
被曝ひばく
being exposed to radiation
被覆ひふく
coating
菰被りこもかぶり
cask wrapped in straw matting
猫被りねこかぶり
feigned innocence
被虜人ひりょにん
slave
ネコ被りねこかぶり
feigned innocence
刑事被告けいじひこく
the accused
泥を被るどろをかぶる
to take the blame

Additional Examples

彼は被害を大げさに言う。
He exaggerates the harm done.tatoeba
彼の受けたひどい被害に彼女は同情した。
His terrible suffering aroused her pity.tatoeba
判決は被告に有利だった。
The decision was in favor of the defendant.tatoeba
頭に被る装飾品。
This is a kind of decoration worn by a man on his head.wiki

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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