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かぶる
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
Usually written in kana
1. to put on (one's head); to wear; to have on; to pull over (one's head); to crown (oneself)
2. to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to dash on oneself; to ship water
3. to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to assume (responsibility); to shoulder (burden)
4. to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
5. to be similar; to be redundant
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
6. to be fogged (due to overexposure, etc.)
of film
7. to close; to come to an end
of a play, etc.
8. to get a full house; to sell out
of a play, etc.
9. to blunder; to bungle; to fail
of a play, etc.
10. to be deceived
Alt. forms
かぶる
51%
被かぶる
46%
冠かぶる
1%
Pitch accent
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Top 2700
Conjugations...Used in: 3196
Used in vocabulary (20 in total)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
to take upon oneself; to pull (a thing) over one's head
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to take upon oneself; to pull (a thing) over one's head
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
to wear (one's hat) on the back of one's head
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to wear (one's hat) on the back of one's head
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to blunder; to bungle; to fail; to use up all one's money (esp. on the services of prostitutes)
to blunder; to bungle; to fail; to use up all one's money (esp. on the services of prostitutes)
Examples (5 in total)
She was wearing a headscarf.
Layla was wearing her headscarf.
I put on a cap when I go to school.
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