Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to suffer, to receive (kindness, rebuke, support), to sustain (damage).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
被る こうむる
 
蒙る こうむる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

incur, cover, veil
ヒ こうむ.る かぶ.る (7th, N2)
clothes, clothing radical (no. 145
ころも
pelt, skin, hide
かわ ヒ (3rd, N2)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)