被
incur, cover, veil, brood over, shelter, wear, put on, be exposed (film), receiving
        JLPT N3
      Usage Frequency
            COMMON
            431/2500
          被
incur, cover, veil, brood over, shelter, wear, put on, be exposed (film), receiving
      JLPT N3
    Usage Frequency
        COMMON
        431/2500
      Pronunciation
Onyomi (音読み)
        ヒ
      Kunyomi (訓読み)
        こうむ.る おお.う かぶ.る かぶ.せる
      Stroke Order
        Strokes:
        10
      
    Word Examples
| Japanese | Hiragana | Romaji | English | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 被害 | ひがい | higai | damage | 
| 被る | かぶる | kaburu | to wear | 
| 被写体 | ひしゃたい | shashitai | subject (of a photograph) | 
| 被服 | ひふく | hifuku | clothing | 
| 被爆 | ひばく | hibaku | radiation exposure | 
| 被告 | ひこく | hikoku | defendant | 
| 被護 | ひご | higo | protection (in legal terms) | 
| 被担 | ひたん | hitan | burdened | 
| 被写 | ひしゃ | hisha | photography | 
| 被災 | ひさい | hisai | disaster damage | 
Example Sentences
          彼は被害者に謝罪した。
        
        
        
        
          かれはひがいしゃにしゃざいした。
        
        
        
        
          Kare wa higai-sha ni shazai shita.
        
        
        
        
          He apologized to the victim.
        
        
      
          彼女は帽子を被った。
        
        
        
        
          かのじょはぼうしをかぶった。
        
        
        
        
          Kanojo wa boushi o kabutta.
        
        
        
        
          She wore a hat.