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被

Level V of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 577 / 2,608

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On’yomi
ひ
Kun’yomi
かぶ、こうむ
Radical
衣 Clothes (Kangxi 145)

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

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

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 sufferN3
被せる かぶせる to cover (with something)N2
被害 ひがい damageN3

被 is rank 577 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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