Word Meaning 覆る

くつがえる kutsugaeru

覆る is read as くつがえる (kutsugaeru) and means to be overruled.

Meaning

English

to be overruled
to be reversed
to be discredited
to topple over
to be overturned
to capsize

Reading

Kana

くつがえる

Romaji

kutsugaeru

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 14471 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

覆面

ふくめん

anonymous

覆う

おおう

to cover

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