被 — incur; cover

被 means “incur; cover”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: ヒ (hi). Kun'yomi: かぶ(る) (kaburu).

被

How to remember 被

Clothes (衤) laid over the skin (皮): covered, and what comes down on you.

Sounds like 皮: both read ヒ.

Parts: 衤 clothes · 皮 skin

Don't confuse it with

• 波
• 彼
• 疲
• 披

More in the “Qualities 3” set

• 違
• 独
• 準
• 被
• 若
• 極
• 美
• 非

Practise 被 free

Last updated 1 November 2026