Word Meaning 覆う (Oou): to Cover, to Hide

Meaning

English

to cover
to hide
to conceal
to wrap
to disguise

Reading

Kana

おおう

Romaji

oou

Writing Variants

掩うおおう oou
蓋うおおう oou
被うおおう oou
蔽うおおう oou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 6109 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

覆い

おおい

cover

覆面作家

ふくめんさっか

anonymous author

転覆

てんぷく

overthrow (e.g. of a government)

被覆

ひふく

cover

国家転覆

こっかてんぷく

subversion (of the state)

被覆作物

ひふくさくもつ

cover crop

被覆空間

ひふくくうかん

covering space

判決を覆す

はんけつをくつがえす

to overrule a decision

Example Sentences

3

富はあまたの苦痛を覆う。

Riches cover a multitude of woes.

幾人かの被害者は大津波を観測して目を覆うような惨状だったと思っているそうです。

It is said that several victims of the tsunami think that the devastation they saw was the kind that made you cover your eyes.

地球は内部の高温の液体金属の中心核とともに高速回転するので、地球全体を覆うような磁場を発生させる。

The rapid spin of the Earth along with the liquid, hot metallic core causes a magnetic field to surround the Earth.