Word Meaning 覆す

くつがえす kutsugaesu

覆す is read as くつがえす (kutsugaesu) and means to overthrow (government etc.).

Meaning

English

to overthrow (government etc.)
to overturn
to capsize
to upset
to reverse (decision etc.)
to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to overrule

Reading

Kana

くつがえす

Romaji

kutsugaesu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 17023 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

覆面

ふくめん

anonymous

覆う

おおう

to cover

覆る

くつがえる

to be overruled

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

判決を覆す

はんけつをくつがえす

to overrule a decision

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

Example Sentences

常識を覆す発見だった。

じょうしきをくつがえすはっけんだった。

it was a discovery that overturned common sense.