かぶる
N3被る
冠る
[kaburu]
Meanings
1.GodanTransitive
to put on (one's head); to wear; to have on; to pull over (one's head); to crown (oneself)
2.GodanTransitive
to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to dash on oneself; to ship water
3.GodanTransitive
to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to assume (responsibility); to shoulder (burden)
4.GodanTransitive
to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
5.GodanTransitive
to be similar; to be redundant
Less common meanings (3)
6.GodanIntransitiveJargon
to be fogged (due to overexposure, etc.)
7.GodanIntransitiveJargon
to close; to come to an end
8.GodanIntransitiveJargon
to get a full house; to sell out
Other Readings
「被る」 has another reading with different meanings.
Examples
外出する時は日差しを避けて帽子を被る。
I wear a hat when I go out.
富士山が雪を被って美しい。
Mt. Fuji is beautiful covered in snow.
彼女は美しいベールを被った。
She wore a beautiful veil.