庇 — kanji meaning “protect”
庇
protect, shield, defend, eaves, canopy, penthouse, visor
- Meanings
- protect, shield, defend, eaves, canopy, penthouse, visor
- On'yomi
- ヒ (hi)
- Kun'yomi
- ひさし、おお.う、かば.う
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 9
- Classical radical
- 53
- Chinese reading
- bì — Chinese character page
Words with 庇
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 雪庇 | せっぴ seppi | overhanging snow; cornice |
| 曲庇 | きょくひ kyokuhi | harboring (a criminal); harbouring |
| 眉庇 | まびさし mabisashi | visor; eyeshade |
| 庇い手 | かばいて kabaite | rule allowing the clear winner of a bout to touch down first to avoid injury |
| 庇い立て | かばいだて kabaidate | protecting (someone); defending; standing up for |
| 庇髪 | ひさしがみ hisashigami | classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle |
| 庇護者 | ひごしゃ higosha | guardian; mentor; protector |
| 庇護欲 | ひごよく higoyoku | desire to protect |
| 庇護権 | ひごけん higoken | right of asylum |
| 庇陰 | ひいん hiin | protection; shield |
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