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被る

かぶる

to put on (the head), to wear; to be covered with (dust, water)

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Examples

  1. 帽子を被って出かけました。

    ぼうしをかぶってでかけました。

    I put on a hat and went out.

  2. その機械はほこりを被っていた。

    そのきかいはほこりをかぶっていた。

    The machine was coated with dust.

  3. 子どもたちは布団を被って隠れていました。

    こどもたちはふとんをかぶってかくれていました。

    The children were hiding under the futon.

Common patterns

帽子を被る
to wear a hat
ほこりを被る
to gather dust
水を被る
to get drenched

Memory tip

The everyday sense is putting something over your head or being covered by it — this is the 着る family verb for hats. The "suffer (damage)" sense listed in dictionaries is the same kanji read こうむる (被害を被る), which is formal. Casually, 予定がかぶる also means two things clash.

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