Kanji

被

被

incur, cover, veil, brood over, shelter, wear, put on, be exposed (film), receiving

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

衣部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ヒ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

こうむる, おおう, かぶる, かぶせる

Nanori (Name Reading)

ます

Common Readings

ヒ, こうむ…る

Example sentences

被害 ひがい
台風による被害は甚大だった。

The damage caused by the typhoon was enormous.

による による
地震による被害が大きかった

The damage due to the earthquake was extensive.

被害者 ひがいしゃ
警察は事故の被害者に話を聞いている。

The police are listening to the victims of the accident.

閉じ込める とじこめる
犯人は被害者を暗い倉庫の中に閉じ込めた。

The criminal locked the victim inside a dark warehouse.

被る かぶる
あの二人はキャラクターが被っている。

Those two have overlapping personalities.

仮面 かめん
犯人は仮面を被って銀行に押し入った。

The culprit wearing a mask broke into the bank.

被せる かぶせる
雨が降りそうなので、自転車にカバーを被せた。

I put a cover on the bicycle since it looked like it was going to rain.

覆い被さる おおいかぶさる
突然の豪雨で、暗い雲が空一面に覆い被さった

With the sudden heavy rain, dark clouds hung over the entire sky.

被 ひ
彼は被選挙権を持っている。

He has the right to be elected.

被告人 ひこくにん
被告人は裁判官の質問に対して、静かに答えた。

The defendant answered the judge's questions quietly.

Example Vocabulary

被害

ひがい

damage; harm; casualty

被害者

ひがいしゃ

victim; injured party

被る

かぶる

to wear (on head); to overlap; to clash

被せる

かぶせる

to cover; to put on; to pour over; to blame

覆い被さる

おおいかぶさる

to hang over; to cover; to lean over

被る

かぶる

to wear (on head); to overlap; to clash

被害を受ける

ひがいをうける

被

ひ

prefix indicating the passive voice or receiving an action (e.g., being elected, being a defendant)

被告人

ひこくにん

the accused; defendant

被弾

ひだん

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