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

Readings

On'yomi

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Kun'yomi

こうむ.るおお.うかぶ.るかぶ.せる

Example words

• 被害ひがい(suffering) damage; injury; harm
• 被るかぶる(1) to put on (one's head); to wear; to have on; to pull over (one's head); to crown (oneself) (2) to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to dash on oneself; to ship water (3) to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to assume (responsibility); to shoulder (burden) (4) to overlap (e.g. sound or color) (5) to be similar; to be redundant (6) to be fogged (due to overexposure, etc.) (7) to close; to come to an end (8) to get a full house; to sell out (9) to blunder; to bungle; to fail (10) to be deceived
• 被せるかぶせるto cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
• 被ひindicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)