被 is the Japanese kanji for cover, incur, veil, brood over, shelter, wear, put on, be exposed (film), receiving. It is written with 10 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is こうむ.る、おお.う、かぶ.る and its on reading is ヒ.
Stroke order
Words with 被
- 被せるto cover (with something)
- 被告defendant, the accused
- 被害(suffering) damage, injury, harm
- 被災suffering (from a disaster), being hit (by an earthquake, typhoon, etc.), falling victim (to)
- 被爆being bombed
- 被害者victim, injured party, sufferer
Practice 被 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.