(かぶ)
Rank #4,980

Meanings

  • Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb, usually written using kana
    1. to put on (one's head); to wear; to have on; to pull over (one's head); to crown (oneself)
  • 2. to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to dash on oneself; to ship water
  • 3. to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to assume (responsibility); to shoulder (burden)
  • Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb
    4. to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
  • 5. to be similar; to be redundant
  • Godan verb with 'ru' ending, intransitive verb
    6. to be fogged (due to overexposure, etc.)
  • 7. to close; to come to an end
  • 8. to get a full house; to sell out
  • Godan verb with 'ru' ending, intransitive verb, archaic
    9. to blunder; to bungle; to fail
  • 10. to be deceived

Readings

かぶる
(58%)
被る
(36%)
かむる
(5%)
冠る
(<0.1%)
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