# 被 — Cover

Frequency rank 577 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 値 (Value), less common than 撃 (Attack).

- On’yomi: ひ
- Kun’yomi: かぶ、こうむ
- Radical: 衣 Clothes (Kangxi 145)
- Frequency path: Level V of XX

An outfit on the left is covered by skin on the right — your outfit covers your skin, protecting everything underneath like a second layer.

In words:

- 被る かぶる — to suffer
- 被せる かぶせる — to cover (with something)
- 被害 ひがい — damage

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