被る (かぶる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

被る (かぶる) means to suffer / to receive damage.

See example sentences below.

被る at a glance

被る

かぶるkaburu

N5verb

to suffer / to receive damage

被るかぶるkaburuN5Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to suffer / to receive damage

Example 1

台風で家が被った。

Translation

The house suffered damage from the typhoon.

Example 2

彼は借金で大きな被りをした。

Translation

He suffered a big loss because of debt.