| 1729 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 852 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4225 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1410 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 881 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 976 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1009 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1145 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1631 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1495 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 790 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1077 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 815 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34222 | Morohashi |
| 1163 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5445 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 807 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 870 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1390 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
incur, cover, veil, brood over, shelter, wear, put on, be exposed (film), receiving
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
431 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 被 【ヒ】 indicates the target of an activity, -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
- 被害 【ヒガイ】 (suffering) damage, injury, harm
- 外被 【ガイヒ】 (protective) coat, casing, housing, jacket
- 花被 【カヒ】 perianth, floral envelope
Kun reading compounds
- 被る 【こうむる】 to suffer, to receive (kindness, rebuke, support), to sustain (damage)
- 覆う 【おおう】 to cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap, to disguise
- 被る 【かぶる】 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
- 被せる 【かぶせる】 to cover (with something), to put on (e.g. someone's head), to pour liquid (on something), to dash liquid (over something), to plate (something) with metal, to cover (with a dental crown), to add (e.g. music to a video), to include (into something), to speak (over someone else), to put the blame (on someone), to place the responsibility (on someone)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぎぬ
- Korean:
- pi
Spanish
- sufrir perdidas
- recibir
- cargarse
Portuguese
- incorrer
- cobrir
- velar
- chocar
- proteger
- vestir
- vestir- se
- expor (filme)
- recepção
French
- subir
- couvrir
- voile
- ruminer (soucis)
- abri
- mettre (vêtement)
- porter (sur la tête)
- être exposé (film)
- victime
- souffrir
| 667 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5e5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-5 | SKIP code |
| 3424.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 88ab | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1378 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 覆 【フク】 concealment (of one's vices), veil, cover, overturning, toppling
- 覆面 【フクメン】 mask, veil, disguise, anonymous, unmarked, incognito
- 被覆 【ヒフク】 coating, covering, cover
- 傾覆 【ケイフク】 turning upside down
Kun reading compounds
- 覆う 【おおう】 to cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap, to disguise
- 覆す 【くつがえす】 to overturn, to capsize, to upset, to overthrow (government etc.), to reverse (decision etc.), to disprove (an established theory etc.), to overrule
- 覆る 【くつがえる】 to topple over, to be overturned, to capsize, to be overruled, to be reversed, to be discredited
Readings
- Korean:
- bog, bu
Spanish
- volcar
- tumbar
- volver
- cubrir
Portuguese
- emborcar
- capa
- matiz
- manto
- arruinar-se
French
- recouvrir
- chavirer
- store
- manteau
- être ruiné
| 1765 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1634 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4279 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1699 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1735 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1634 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1744 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1686 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1640 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3386 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1747 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2376 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1625 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34789P | Morohashi |
| 2726 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5517 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1611 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1738 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1906 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3267 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c14.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-12 | SKIP code |
| 1024.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8986 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
418 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 形 【ケイ】 form, adjective, i-adjective (in Japanese)
- 形式 【ケイシキ】 form (as opposed to substance), format, form, style, manner, formality, form, mode, form, form (bilinear, quadratic, etc.)
- 造形 【ゾウケイ】 molding, moulding, shaping, forming, modelling (i.e. plastic arts), modeling
- 体型 【タイケイ】 figure, body shape, build, physique, form, somatotype, biotype, habitus, (type of) physique
- 形相 【ギョウソウ】 look (esp. an angry or upset look), expression
- 大仰 【オオギョウ】 exaggerated, overblown, overdone
- 阿形 【アギョウ】 open-mouthed form (statue with open mouth, symbolizing the "a" half of "aum")
Kun reading compounds
- 形 【かた】 shape, form, style, security, collateral, obverse of an old zeni coin
- 形 【かたち】 form, shape, figure, visage
- 借金のカタ 【しゃっきんのカタ】 security for a loan, collateral
- 館 【やかた】 mansion, palace, manor house, castle, nobleman, noblewoman, dignitary, cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
- 形 【かたち】 form, shape, figure, visage
- 形作る 【かたちづくる】 to form, to shape, to make, to mold, to mould, to build up
- 顔かたち 【かおかたち】 features, looks
- 姿形 【すがたかたち】 appearance, figure, shape, form
- 形 【なり】 style, way, shape, form, appearance, state
- 形体 【なりかたち】 one's appearance
- 生成り 【きなり】 unbleached cloth, unbleached colour (color), unbleached, undyed
- 鉤状 【かぎなり】 hooklike, hook-shaped, unciform
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ち
- Korean:
- hyeong
Spanish
- forma
- figura
- tipo
Portuguese
- forma
- formulário
- estilo
French
- forme
- style
| 200 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 115 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 104 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 408 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1589 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 223 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 518 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 414 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 395 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 399 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 509 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 615 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1050 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 565 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 749 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1727 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9969 | Morohashi |
| 846 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1713 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1711 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1847 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 306 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 141 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3260 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3j4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 1242.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f62 | Unicode hex code |