庇 — 7 strokes / Radical「广」
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- On
- ヒひ · hi
- Kun
- ひさし・おお.う・かば.うhisashi · ō.u · kaba.u
- Meaning
- shelter; eaves
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Origin
A building with 比 as phonetic: the eaves that keep off sun and rain; by extension, to shield a person.
Compounds
- 庇護ひご
protection; patronage
- 庇うかばう
to shield; to stand up for
- 庇ひさし
Example
弟を庇って自分が叱られた。
I stood up for my younger brother and was scolded myself.
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