What does kanji 蔽 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 蔽 is cover.

How is kanji 蔽 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 蔽 are おお.う, おお.い; the onyomi readings are ヘイ, ヘツ, フツ.

What is the main radical of kanji 蔽?

The main radical for kanji 蔽 is 艸.

What words use kanji 蔽?

Example words that use kanji 蔽 include 覆う, 覆い, 隠蔽, 掩蔽.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 2

蔽

Meaning

Kanji 蔽

cover

cover, shade, mantle, capsize, be ruined

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: おお.うおお.い
Onyomi 音読み: ヘイヘツフツ
Nanori 名乗り: さだむ

Added to Jōyō: 2010

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: -
Strokes: 15
Radical: 艸
Components: ｜ • 并 • 冂 • 尚 • 巾 • 艾 • 乞 • 攵
Kanji Kentei: Level 2
Similar Kanji: 弊 • 幣 • 撇 • 暼 • 憋 • 敝 • 獘

Related vocabulary

Showing 12 common entries

Showing 12 of 12 entries that include this kanji.

覆う

おおう

to cover

覆い

おおい

cover

隠蔽

いんぺい

concealment

掩蔽

えんぺい

occultation

遮蔽

しゃへい

shielding

障屏

しょうへい

partitions in a Japanese house (e.g. screens, sliding doors, etc.)

情報隠蔽

じょうほういんぺい

information hiding

隠蔽工作

いんぺいこうさく

(creating) a cover-up

隠蔽子

いんぺいし

suppressor

隠蔽色

いんぺいしょく

cryptic coloration (colouration)

建ぺい率

けんぺいりつ

building-to-land ratio

遮蔽物

しゃへいぶつ

shelter

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

黒い雲が空を蔽った。

dark clouds covered the sky.

濃い霧が谷を蔽っている。

thick fog is covering the valley.

大きな木が庭を蔽っていた。

a large tree shaded the yard.

雪が古い屋根を蔽った。

snow covered the old roof.

布で箱を蔽って棚に置いた。

i covered the box with cloth and put it on the shelf.

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