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 陰蔽, 掩蔽, 情報隠蔽, 隠蔽工作.

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 7 common entries

Showing 7 of 12 entries that include this kanji.

陰蔽

いんぺい

concealment

掩蔽

えんぺい

occultation

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)

遮蔽物

しゃへいぶつ

shelter

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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.