Components

庇 means 'protect'

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Strokes : 7    Frequency: 2160   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-3    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 10 words   Used in 14 words   Used in 3 names   Not used as a component
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
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   ヒ
Kun
   かば to protect someone
Kun    ひさし   おお
⿸  广 stony cliff   compare  
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庇 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 庇 is used 12 times, read 3 ways (with 2 variations).
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ヒ : 5 words FIND ALL
1
patronage; protection
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ヒ (read as ぴ) : 1 word FIND ALL
0 1
noun
overhanging snow
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ひさし : 2 words FIND ALL
Most common form: ひさし髪
noun
classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle  (obscure term)
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かば : 3 words FIND ALL
protect; defend
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ひさし (read as びさし) : 1 word FIND ALL
2
noun
visor; eyeshade
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An additional ヒ less common words include 庇 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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ヒ   かば to protect someone   
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ヒ   くらべる to compare   
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さじ spoon   
广
stony cliff
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