庇 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「广」
道準1University / general ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「广」
- On
- ヒ
- Kun
- ひさし・おお.う・かば.う
- Meaning
- shelter; eaves
Origin
A building with 比 as phonetic: the eaves that keep off sun and rain; by extension, to shield a person.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 庇護ひご
protection; patronage
- 庇うかばう
to shield; to stand up for
Example
弟を庇って自分が叱られた。
I stood up for my younger brother and was scolded myself.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)