Kanji1 / 10
被 kanji
incur, cover, veil, brood over, shelter, wear, put on, be exposed (film), receiving
- JLPT level
- N2 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- Secondary school
On readings
ヒ
Kun readings
こうむるおおうかぶるかぶせる
Words with 被
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N3被害Popular(suffering) damage; injury; harm
- —被告Populardefendant; the accused
- —被災Popularsuffering (from a disaster); being hit (by an earthquake, typhoon, etc.); falling victim (to)
- —被爆Popularbeing bombed; being subjected to a nuclear bomb attack; being exposed to radiation from a nuclear bomb
- —被服Popularclothing
- —被害者Popularvictim; injured party; sufferer
- —被告人Popularaccused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
- —被災者Popularperson affected by a disaster; afflicted person; victim; sufferer; survivor
- —被写体Popular(photographic) subject
- —被疑者Popularsuspect
- —被保険者Popularinsured person
- —被indicates being the subject or receiver of an action, decision, etc.; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
- —花被perianth; floral envelope
- —原被plaintiff and defendant
- —被曝being exposed to radiation; radiation exposure
- —被覆coating; covering; cover
- —法被happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
- —被弾being shot; being bombed
- —被膜coating; film; membrane; capsule; tunic
- —被約reduced