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Kanji Detail for 庇 - "protect, eaves, cover"

庇

  • Meaning

    庇 means "protect, eaves, cover." Also associated with protection.

    1. Protect - To shield; to guard; to help.

    2. Eaves - A roof extension that provides shelter.

    3. Cover - To shield from rain or sun.

  • Words using 庇

    • 庇う かばう Listen to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend

  • Tattoo check: 庇

    • Verified meaning: protect, eaves, cover
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ひさし)
    • Also carries these associations: protection

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 庇

    Surnames 庇(ひさし)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    protect; shield; defend; eaves; canopy; penthouse; visor

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    cover, shield, shelter, protect

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to protect; cover; shelter; hide or harbor

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    cover, shield; to protect, to shelter; to harbor

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To shelter. Such as sheltering and protecting called 庇護.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    hi(ヒ) ヒ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hisashi(ひさし) ひさし

    kaba.u(かば-う) かば-う

    oo.u(おお-う) おお-う

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    广 (madare)

  • Related Keywords

    protect eaves cover guard shelter overhanging roof awning canopy defend harbor hide house preserve rain refuge screen shade shield

Sentences including 庇

  • What now, you wretch? You thinking of protecting her?

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