庇

庇 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

protect, shield, defend, eaves, canopy, penthouse, visor

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

On (Sino-Japanese)

Kun (native)

Other languages

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Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿸广比

庇うかばうかばう参照。to protect (someone), to look after (e.g. an injured leg), to defend, to cover for
庇護ひごかばいまもること。patronage, protection
庇ひさしawning (over a window, doorway, etc.), eaves (of a roof), narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building, visor (of a cap)
庇髪ひさしがみclassic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
庇陰ひいんprotection, shield, shadow of eaves
庇面ひめんdome
庇い手かばいてrule allowing the clear winner of a bout to touch down first to avoid injury
庇護者ひごしゃ庇護をする人。guardian, mentor, protector
庇護欲ひごよくdesire to protect
庇護権ひごけんright of asylum
庇い立てかばいだてprotecting (someone), defending, standing up for
庇を貸して母屋を取られるひさしをかしておもやをとられる一部を貸してやがて全部奪われる。保護した相手に恩を仇で返される。to have one's kindness taken advantage of, give him an inch and he'll take a mile, to have a favor returned with spite

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

Selected automatically by comparing composition (IDS). “Same composition” means the parts and their arrangement match.