Word Meaning 泥をかぶる

どろをかぶる dorookaburu

泥をかぶる is read as どろをかぶる (dorookaburu) and means to take the blame.

Meaning

English

  1. to take the blame
  2. to cover oneself in mud

Reading

Kana

どろをかぶる

Romaji

dorookaburu

Writing Variants

  • 泥を被る どろをかぶる doro o kaburu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Proverb Rank 147856 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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泥炭

でいたん

peat

どろ

thief

泥棒

どろぼう

theft

泥水

どろみず

muddy water

泥々

どろどろ

muddy

泥仕合

どろじあい

mudslinging contest

泥団子

どろだんご

ball of mud

泥人形

どろにんぎょう

clay doll

泥棒政治家

どろぼうせいじか

kleptocrat

泥沼

どろぬま

quandary

泥酔

でいすい

being dead drunk

泥水稼業

どろみずかぎょう

making a living in the red-light district