EntryCommon
  1. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

    to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

    Usually written using kana alone

    世間の非難から僕をかばってくれませんか。
    Will you screen me from public censure?
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

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

Kun
ひさしおお.うかば.う
On
Strokes
7
Taught
Jinmeiyō
Radical
广 dotted cliff

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Dictionary and index codes (14)
CodeReference
3-3-4SKIP code
3q4.3The Kanji Dictionary
0021.1Four corner code
5e87Unicode hex code
1-40-63JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1501Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1606New Nelson (John Haig)
3802Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2638Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2236Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2343Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
9239Morohashi
bi4Pinyin reading
biKorean reading