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    3. 被ける

    被ける

    被かずけ​る​

    to place a hat, etc. on someone's head

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab14 strokes

    かずけるかづける

    Verb

    1.
    to place a hat, etc. on someone's head
    word usually written using kana alonearchaic
    2.
    to award clothing to someone as a reward or a souvenir
    3.
    to place the blame or burden of responsibility on someone else
    4.
    to use something as an excuse or a pretext

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    Characters that make up this word

    被
    こうむ.る・おお.う・かぶ.る・かぶ.せる…(2)
    incur・cover・veil・brood over・shelter…(4)
    Kanji
    け
    ke
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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