庇

7 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

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

Kun'yomi
  • ひさし
    		awning (over window, doorway) ②narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building ③visor (of a cap) ④classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
  • おおう
  • かばう
    		to protect (someone)
On'yomi
  • ヒ

Main Radical

广(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かばう 63.6%
ヒ 23.6%
ひさし 12.7%

Character Breakdown

protect, shield, defend
かば.う　ヒ　ひさし (Kentei Pre-1)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
compare, race, ratio
ヒ　くら.べる　い (5th, N2)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

ひ
庇
ご
護
patronage
ひ
庇
ご
護
しゃ
者
guardian
せっ
雪
ぴ
庇
overhanging snow
かば
庇
　
い
て
手
rule allowing the clear winner of a bout to touch down first to avoid injury
かば
庇
　
い
だ
立
　
て
protecting (someone)
きょく
曲
ひ
庇
harboring (a criminal)
ひ
庇
ご
護
よく
欲
desire to protect
ひさし
庇
がみ
髪
classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
ひさし
庇
　
を
か
貸
　
し
　
て
おもや
母屋
　
を
と
取
　
ら
　
れ
　
る
give him an inch and he'll take an ell
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References

Unicode hex code 5E87
JIS X 0208 1-40-63
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1501
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1606
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3802
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2638
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2236
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2343
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 9239
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3q4.3
Four corner code 0021.1