被動 ひどう Meanings Noun passivity; (the) passive See also: 受動 (じゅどう). passive voice See also: 受動態 (じゅどうたい). passivity; passiveness See also: 受動 (じゅどう). Kanji 被 suffer. Read as ヒ. 動 move. Read as ドウ. Words containing 被動 被動者 (ひどうしゃ) patient Word lists Grammar Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists