覆
cover; capsize; shade; mantle; be ruined
18 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1378.
Readings
- おおう (kun reading): 覆う (おおう) to cover; 覆い (おおい) cover
- フク (on reading): 被覆 (ひふく) coating; 転覆 (てんぷく) overturning
- くつがえす (kun reading): 覆す (くつがえす) to overturn; 判決を覆す (はんけつをくつがえす) to overrule a decision
- くつがえる (kun reading): 覆る (くつがえる) to topple over; 前車の覆るは後車の戒め (ぜんしゃのくつがえるはこうしゃのいましめ) learn wisdom from the follies of others
Components
- 覀
- 復
- 乞 radical beg
- 夂 radical go; winter top
- 彳 radical step, left-side form of 行
- 日 radical sun; day
- 西 radical west; cover
Words using 覆
- 覆う (おおう) to cover
- 覆い (おおい) cover
- 覆い隠す (おおいかくす) to mask
- 覆屋 (おおいや) outer roofed structure for protecting cultural assets and historic sites
- 覆い被さる (おおいかぶさる) to hang over
- 被覆 (ひふく) coating
- 転覆 (てんぷく) overturning
- 覆面 (ふくめん) mask
- 覆面レスラー (ふくめんレスラー) masked wrestler
- 覆 (ふく) concealment (of one's vices)
- 覆す (くつがえす) to overturn
- 判決を覆す (はんけつをくつがえす) to overrule a decision
- 常識を覆す (じょうしきをくつがえす) to defy conventional wisdom
- 覆る (くつがえる) to topple over
- 前車の覆るは後車の戒め (ぜんしゃのくつがえるはこうしゃのいましめ) learn wisdom from the follies of others
- 日覆い (ひおい) sunshade
56 words in all.