Meaning of 被 in Japanese | RomajiDesu Japanese dictionary

(v1, vt) 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)

かぶる(kaburu) · かむる(kamuru) 【被る ·冠る】

(v5r, vt) to put on (one's head); to wear; to have on; to pull over (one's head); to crown (oneself)
「白い帽子をかぶっている男の人は誰ですか」と私は彼女に言った。
I asked her who the man wearing the white hat was.
to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to dash on oneself; to ship water
その機械はほこりをかぶっていた。
The machine was coated with dust.
to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to assume (responsibility); to shoulder (burden)
避難民は食料や水、薬などその他いろいろ不足を被るものだ。
Refugees will suffer lack of food, water, medicine and all that.
to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to be similar; to be redundant
(v5r, vi) to be fogged (due to overexposure, etc.)
to close; to come to an end
to get a full house; to sell out
to blunder; to bungle; to fail →Related words: 毛氈を被る
to be deceived

Sentences containing 被

「じつは自由研究じゆうけんきゅうで相談そうだんしたいことがあって・・・」「どれ・・・。ふーん、被子植物ひししょくぶつについて調べてるのね」

"Well, there's something I'd like your advice on about my research project ..." "Let's see... Hmm, you're investigating flowering plants then."

The main reason is that the subjects were totally unaware of the possibility of shortcuts.

その会社かいしゃは大きなおおきな損害そんがいを被ったかぶる。

The company suffered a heavy loss.

その会社かいしゃは去年１０億円おくえんの損失そんしつを被ったかぶる。

The company suffered a loss of one billion yen last year.

この地方は新しいあたらしい産業さんぎょうの恩恵を被るおんけいをこうむることになるだろう。

The community will benefit from the new industry.

この地震で非常にひじょうに多くおおくの家いえが被害ひがいを受けた。

A great many houses were damaged in the earthquake.

この前の嵐あらしで数軒すうけんの家屋かおくが被害ひがいを受けた。

Several houses were damaged in the last storm.

あなたは間違えて私のわたし帽子ぼうしを被ったかぶるようだ。

It appears to me that you put on my hat by mistake.

Little did I dream of doing you any harm.

「被告人ひこくにん」という言葉は法律用語ほうりつようごである。

"The accused" is a legal term.