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

被

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

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ヒ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

おお.うかぶ.せるかぶ.るこうむ.る

Nanori (名乗り)

ぎぬ

Stroke Order

10 / 10

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:10

JLPT:2

Frequency:431

Vocabulary

ヒ

Word	Reading	Meaning
被害	ヒガイ	(suffering) damage; injury; harm
被害者	ヒガイシャ	victim; injured party; sufferer
被告	ヒコク	defendant; the accused
被告人	ヒコクニン	accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
被災	ヒサイ	suffering (from a disaster); being hit (by an earthquake, typhoon, etc.); falling victim (to)

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
被せる	きせる	to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to clothe; to cover; to coat; to plate; to gild; to veneer; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame); to charge (with an offence); to give (a bad name); to remind someone of (their indebtedness)
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)
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
被る	かむる	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
被ばく	ひばく	being bombed; being subjected to a nuclear bomb attack; being exposed to radiation from a nuclear bomb

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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hide, leather, pelt, skin, skin radical (no. 107)