How to say 'Cover' in Japanese | 被せる

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The Japanese word for Cover is 'Kabuseru', written as 被せる in Japanese.'Cover' in hiragana is かぶせる.

word

被せる

Meaning

Cover

Reading

かぶせる

kabuseru

Kanji

被Incur, Be subjected to

Explanation

The Japanese verb '被せる (かぶせる)' means 'to cover' or 'to place something over another object'. It is often used when describing the action of covering something with a lid, a cloth, or another object. For example: She covered the pot with a lid「彼女は鍋に蓋を被せた」(かのじょはなべにふたをかぶせた). He covered the child with a blanket「彼は子供に毛布を被せた」(かれはこどもにもうふをかぶせた). Additionally, '被せる' can also be used metaphorically, such as when blaming someone else for a mistake: They tried to cover the mistake by blaming me「彼らは私に責任を被せようとした」(かれらはわたしにせきにんをかぶせようとした). This verb is transitive and requires a direct object.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

3750

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 被せる

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

被

Meaning

Incur, Be subjected to

Hiragana in the Word 被せる

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

せ

Reading

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 被せる Through the Kanji 被

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 被 as well.

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被害

Meaning

Damage

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被る

Meaning

Suffer

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被

Meaning

Passive

word

被告

Meaning

Defendant

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'Kabuseru' means 'Cover' .

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