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被る (こうむる, koumuru) Japanese meaning: suffer | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 被る · godan verb (-ru)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 被こうむ る 被こうむ らない Polite 被こうむ ります 被こうむ りません Past polite 被こうむ りました 被こうむ りませんでした Past 被こうむ った 被こうむ らなかった Te-form 被こうむ って 被こうむ らないで Desire 被こうむ りたい 被こうむ りたくない Potential 被こうむ れる 被こうむ れない Passive 被こうむ られる 被こうむ られない Causative 被こうむ らせる 被こうむ らせない Causative passive 被こうむ らせられる also 被こうむ らされる 被こうむ らせられない also 被こうむ らされない Volitional 被こうむ ろう Polite volitional 被こうむ りましょう Imperative 被こうむ れ 被こうむ るな Conditional 被こうむ れば 被こうむ らなければ Tara conditional 被こうむ ったら 被こうむ らなかったら
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被ひ
害がい
を
被こうむ
っ
た
。
We suffered great damage from the typhoon.
He received a severe reprimand from his boss.
We have received a lot of support and are grateful.
Expressions 御ご 免めん 被こうむ る receive permission; get the go-ahead · take one's leave; retire (with permission) · refuse; beg off; decline Kanji 蒙 ignorance, darkness, get Related words 被る is a general formal verb for incurring harm or loss, while 喫する is more literary and often paired with specific words like 敗北 or 打撃.
被る is used specifically for suffering damage, loss, or harm inflicted by something, while 負う also covers this but additionally spans responsibility and debt.
Written forms 被こうむ る Usage 30%
Standard kanji spelling for receiving or suffering something.
こうむる Usage 48%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.
蒙こうむ る Usage 22%
Alternate kanji form, somewhat less common but still used.
Etymology The kanji 被 carries a meaning of 'covering' or 'incurring', and the reading こうむる is a native Japanese verb. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.
