What does kanji 覆 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 覆 is capsize.

How is kanji 覆 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 覆 are おお.う, くつがえ.す, くつがえ.る; the onyomi readings are フク.

What is the main radical of kanji 覆?

The main radical for kanji 覆 is 西.

What words use kanji 覆?

Example words that use kanji 覆 include 覆面, 覆る, 覆す, 覆土.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

覆

Meaning

Kanji 覆

capsize

capsize, cover, shade, mantle, be ruined

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: おお.うくつがえ.すくつがえ.る
Onyomi 音読み: フク
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 覄 (Itaiji) • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1378
Strokes: 18
Radical: 西
Components: 夂 • 彳 • 日 • 西 • 乞
Kanji Kentei: Level 3
Similar Kanji: 復 • 履 • 澓 • 癁 • 蕧 • 㠅 • 𥨍

Related vocabulary

Showing 35 common entries

Showing 35 of 58 entries that include this kanji.

覆面

ふくめん

anonymous

覆る

くつがえる

to be overruled

覆す

くつがえす

to overthrow (government etc.)

覆土

ふくど

covering seeds with soil

覆

ふく

overturning

覆いかぶさる

おいかぶさる

to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)

覆いかぶせる

おおいかぶせる

to cover up with something

覆いつくす

おおいつくす

to cover fully

覆い屋

おおいや

outer roofed structure for protecting cultural assets and historic sites

覆い堂

おおいどう

outer roofed structure for protecting cultural assets and historic sites

覆われ

おおわれ

cover (e.g. of snow, trees, etc.)

覆審

ふくしん

judicial review

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

黒い雲が空を覆った。

dark clouds covered the sky.

雪が畑を覆っている。

snow is covering the field.

机に布を覆った。

i covered the desk with a cloth.

新しい証拠で判決が覆った。

the verdict was overturned by new evidence.

常識を覆す発見だった。

it was a discovery that overturned common sense.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 4 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

覆面系ノイズ Fukumenkei Noise