かばう・庇うkabau[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. godan verb, transitive verbto protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
   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?

• Synonym守るまもるNeutralProtects or guards; also used for keeping promises and obeying rules, so its range is broadest. 「庇う」 stresses stepping in to shield the weak or cover for someone.
• Synonym擁護ようごWrittenDefending or upholding someone or something, as in 「人権擁護」; written/formal prose, with a nuance of advocacy.
• Synonym守護しゅごWrittenWritten/formal prose for guarding or protecting, as in 「守護神」 or 「国を守護する」; unlike 「庇う」, it does not suggest stepping in to shield the weak.
• Related庇い立てかばいだてNeutralDeliberately standing up for someone, sometimes with a negative tinge of siding with them regardless of right or wrong; stresses the act of covering more than 「庇う」.
• Antonym責めるせめるNeutralAntonym: to blame or condemn. Opposite of 「庇う」 in its sense of covering for someone.
• Antonym攻撃するNeutralAntonym: to attack. The opposite of 「庇う」, which shields the other person from harm.
• Antonym非難するNeutralAntonym: to criticize or censure. Opposite of 「庇う」 in its sense of standing up for someone.

Use 「庇う」 for stepping in to shield someone or covering for them, as in 「子供を庇う」 or 「怪我した足を庇う」. For general protection say 「守る」; for defending a person or position say 「擁護」; for deliberate covering that may ignore right and wrong say 「庇い立て」. Antonym: 「責める」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 不利ふりな状態じょうたいなどから害がいを受うけないように守まもる。