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被 means 'suffer'

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Strokes : 10    Frequency: 797   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-8    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: 42    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 107 words   Used in 163 words   Used in 9 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ヒ
Kun
   こうむる to suffer, to incur, to receive
Additional readings
Kun    かぶる to put on (a hat)   かぶさる to take on (a responsibility), to hang over   おおう   かぶせる
Name    ぎぬ
Components
⿰  衤 (衣) clothes  皮 skin  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 被 is used 6 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 被 is used 154 times, read 4 ways (with 1 variation).
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ヒ : 116 words FIND ALL
ひ が い 1
noun
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
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ヒ (read as ぴ) : 2 words FIND ALL
は っ ぴ 0
noun
happi coat, happy coat (traditional half length coat worn to festivals); workman's livery coat
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かぶる : 29 words FIND ALL
か ぶ せ る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)  (often written with kana only)
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こうむる : 4 words FIND ALL
こ う む る 3
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to suffer; to receive; to sustain
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おおう : 3 words FIND ALL
to be covered with snow
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Henshall: 1729  Joy o' Kanji : 1729  Key to Kanji: - 

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被
ヒ   こうむる to suffer, to incur, to receive   
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衤
イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
皮
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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丨
stick   
厂
cliff
又
また again   
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