Japanese symbol for “harbouring”
曲庇
きょくひ
Romaji: kyokuhi
harboring (a criminal); harbouring
In Japanese, harbouring is 曲庇, read きょくひ (kyokuhi).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt harboring (a criminal); harbouring
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “harbouring”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抱懐 | ほうかい houkai | harboring; harbouring; cherishing |
| 蔵匿 | ぞうとく zoutoku | concealment; shelter; harboring |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 作曲 | さっきょく sakkyoku | composition (of music); setting; writing music |
| 曲線 | きょくせん kyokusen | curve |
| 楽曲 | がっきょく gakkyoku | musical composition; tune |
| 戯曲 | ぎきょく gikyoku | drama; play |
| 新曲 | しんきょく shinkyoku | new (musical) composition; new piece; new song |
| 交響曲 | こうきょうきょく koukyoukyoku | symphony |
| 庇護 | ひご higo | patronage; protection |
| 庇う | かばう kabau | to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.