かぶれる

かぶれる · kabureru · JLPT N1 · noun

to be influenced by

🌿 被る (kaburu, to receive or be covered by) + れる (passive ending) = to be affected by what you take on

Same root as 被る (kaburu, to bear or be covered with). かぶれ is a skin rash from contact with a substance, so the sense of reacting to something extends to being swayed by others or influences.

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