被る

• 読み: かぶる
• ローマ字: kaburu
• 漢字の分解: 被 (hi/kabu) — to wear on head, to cover, to suffer
• 発音: /ka.bɯ.ɾɯ/

意味

To put on (head); to wear (a hat, cap); to pull over one's head.

A Group 1 (godan) verb conjugated with the る ending (被って, 被った, 被ります). Specifically for items worn on the head: hats, caps, helmets, masks. Part of the clothing verb set: 着る (upper body), 履く (lower body/feet), 被る (head). Also means 'to suffer' or 'to be covered by' in other contexts.

例文

1. 外に出るとき帽子を被ります。
2. ヘルメットを被ってください。
3. 今日は何も被っていません。

使い方ガイド

場面: clothing, daily life, safety

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 被 combines 衤 (clothing radical) with 皮 (skin/covering), conveying the idea of covering oneself. The dual meanings of wearing on the head and being covered or affected both stem from this covering concept.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal