This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ヒ、こうむ.る、おお.う、かぶ.る、かぶ.せる
Romaji: hi, koumu.ru, oo.u, kabu.ru, kabu.seru
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: ぎぬ
Romaji: ginu
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Meanings

incur, cover, veil, brood over, shelter, wear, put on, be exposed (film), receiving

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  145
Frequency:  431
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-5-5
Korean Reading:  pi
Chinese Reading:  pi1
Unicode:  88ab
JIS:  486F

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1163
Nelson Index: 4225
New Nelson Index: 5445
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5e5.3
Four Corner Index: 3424.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1729
Gakken Index: 852
Daikanwanjiten Index: 34222
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0206
Remembering the kanji Index: 807
Kanji Flashcards Index: 881
Kodansha Compact Index: 1631
Kanji in Context Index: 1145
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 790
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1077
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 815
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 870
Essential Kanji Index: 1410
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1495
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 667
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1390

Words

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indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
被災 (ひさい)
being a victim of (some disaster); suffering from
被る (こうむる)
to suffer; to receive; to sustain
被子植物 (ひししょくぶつ)
angiosperm; flowering plants
被弾 (ひだん)
being shot; being bombed
被害 (ひがい)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
被る (かぶる、かむる)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to have on; to pull over (one's head); to crown (oneself); to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to dash on oneself; to ship water; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to assume (responsibility); to shoulder (burden); to overlap (e.g. sound or color); to be similar; to be redundant; 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; to be deceived
被告 (ひこく)
defendant; the accused
被爆 (ひばく)
being bombed; being A-bombed; being nuked; being exposed to radiation (from an atomic blast)
被曝 (ひばく)
being exposed to radiation; radiation exposure
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