Info on the Kanji 被

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Meaning(s)

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

Reading(s)

onyomi HI
kunyomi koumu-ru

Other

stroke count 10
grade s
jlpt level N2
Example words with 被
WordMeaning

hi
indicates the target of an activity / -ee
かひ
kahi
perianth / floral envelope
そとひ
soto hi
investment / outer skin or layer / rind / hull / husk / crust
はらひ
hara hi
plaintiff and defendant
おおい
ooi
cover / mantle / shroud / hood
おおう
oou
to cover / to hide / to conceal / to wrap / to disguise
かずく
kazuku
to wear on the head / to have cloth, clothing, etc. bestowed upon one by their lord or master / to wear such cloth on the left shoulder / to be injured
かぶす
kabusu
to cover
かぶせ
kabuse
not folding on a stitch but placing the fold deeper past the stitch, folding the excess back to cover the stitch
こうむり
koumuri
headdress / crown / covering / fogging / blushing
こうむる
koumuru
to put on / to wear / to have on / to pull over / to crown / to be covered with / to pour on oneself / to dash on oneself / to ship water / to bear / to take / to assume / to shoulder / to overlap / to be similar / to be redundant / to be fogged / to close / to com
ひがい
higai
damage / injury / harm
ひかん
hi kan
lower government office / servant of a higher ranking person / retainer / servant of an urban family / serf
ひかん
hi kan
lower government office / servant of a higher ranking person / retainer / servant of an urban family / serf
ひこく
hikoku
defendant / the accused
ひばく
hibaku
being bombed / being a-bombed / being nuked / being exposed to radiation
ひふく
hifuku
clothing
ひもの
hi mono
headdress / headgear
ひやく
hi yaku
reduced
かひへん
kahihen
tepal
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Example Sentences with 被
社屋や従業員に害はなく、平常通り営業している。

神は創造者です。天も地も人も、神以外は全て造物です。

壊滅的な害を防ぐために世界的な警戒を強化していく重要性を確認した。

「じつは自由研究で相談したいことがあって・・・」「どれ・・・。ふーん、子植物について調べてるのね」



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