Kana words#11,885 most used

かばう2

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to protect (someone); to defend

IN A SENTENCE

世間せけんの非難ひなんから僕ぼくをかばってくれませんか。

Will you screen me from public censure?

彼女かのじょは自分じぶんの立場たちばを犠牲ぎせいにしてまで彼かれをかばったため、職しょくを失うしなう羽目はめになった。

She went out on a limb defending him, and now she has lost her job.

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

godan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives かばう this one meaning.

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Frequency#11,885 most used

Writtenかばう、庇う

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium