Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 被る(かぶる) in Japanese

被る, 冠る
JLPT 5
Kana Reading
かぶる, かむる
Romaji
kaburu, kamuru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ru' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to put on (one's head); to wear; to have on; to pull over (one's head); to crown (oneself)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to dash on oneself; to ship water
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to assume (responsibility); to shoulder (burden)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be similar; to be redundant
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ru' ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to be fogged (due to overexposure, etc.)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to close; to come to an end
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to get a full house; to sell out
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to blunder; to bungle; to fail
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be deceived

Examples of 被る, 冠る, かぶる, かむる in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
被る
Plain Polite
被ります
Negative
被らない
Negative Polite
被りません

Past

Plain
被った
Plain Polite
被りました
Negative
被らなかった
Negative Polite
被りませんでした

Te

Plain
被って
Plain Polite
被りまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
被られる
Plain Polite
被られます
Negative
被られない
Negative Polite
被られません

Related Kanji

冠 JLPT 1

9 strokes

crown, best, peerless

On'Yomi: カン

Kun'Yomi: かんむり

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被 JLPT 2

10 strokes

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

On'Yomi: ヒ

Kun'Yomi: こうむ.る, おお.う, かぶ.る, かぶ.せる

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