被
incur, cover, veil, brood over, shelter, wear, put on, be exposed (film), receiving
Grade Level
Grade 8
Stroke Count
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 Vocabulary
被害
ひがい
damage, harm, injury
被害者
ひがいしゃ
victim
被る
かぶる
to put on (headwear), to suffer (damage)
被せる
かぶせる
to cover, to put on top
覆い被さる
おおいかぶさる
to cover over, to hang over, to overwhelm
被る
かぶる
to put on (headwear), to suffer (damage)
被害を受ける
ひがいをうける
被
ひ
prefix indicating passive receiving or being subjected to
被告人
ひこくにん
被弾
ひだん
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