incur, cover, veil · bị, chịu, che phủ

訓こうむ(る),おお(う),かぶ(る),かぶ(せる) ・音ヒ

Sino-Vietnamese: bị

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💡 Memory aid

Clothing 衤 gives the meaning and 皮 (skin) the sound: a garment covering the skin and taking whatever comes, so it means cover or incur (Han Viet bi, as in bi hai = victim).

At a glance

Sino-Vietnamese: bị
On'yomi: ヒ
Kun'yomi: こうむ(る),おお(う),かぶ(る),かぶ(せる)
Strokes: 10
JLPT: N3

Radical

衤 Clothing (side form) 5 strokes

On'yomi

ヒ

Kun'yomi

こうむ(る),おお(う),かぶ(る),かぶ(せる)

Sino-Vietnamese: bị

Stroke order

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Radical

衤

Clothing (side form)

5 strokes

Related Vocabulary

被るかぶる

to put on (one's head)

被うおおう

to cover

Example sentences

地震で町は大きな被害を受けました。 (じしんでまちはおおきなひがいをうけました)

The town suffered great damage in the earthquake.

Related Kanji

裾褐襟袖裸裕複補