capsize, cover, shade, mantle
Also: be ruined
On'yomi (音読み)
- フク
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- おお.う
- くつがえ.す
- くつがえ.る
About this kanji
The kanji 覆 (fuku) primarily means to cover or to overturn. It can be used as a verb, like 覆う (おおう), meaning 'to cover,' or as in 覆す (くつがえす), which means 'to overturn.' You might also see it in the compound 転覆 (てんぷく), meaning 'overturning,' often used in contexts like ships capsizing. Another term is 覆面 (ふくめん), which refers to a mask or something that covers the face. When learning this kanji, remember that it can represent both physical covering and more abstract notions like being overturned or ruined.
Example sentences
彼らは山を覆う雲を見た。
They saw the clouds covering the mountain.
Meanings across languages
- English
- capsize, cover, shade, mantle, be ruined
- Tiếng Việt
- bao phủ
- 日本語
- 覆
- 한국어
- 덮다
- 中文
- 覆
- id
- terbalik
- th
- คว่ำ
- es
- volcar, cubrir
- fr
- renverser
- de
- kippen
- pt
- virar
Common compounds
- 転覆overturning, capsizing, overthrow (e.g. of a government)
- 覆すto overturn, to capsize, to upset
- 覆面mask, veil, disguise
- 覆うto cover, to hide, to conceal
- 被覆coating, covering, cover
- 覆いcover, mantle, shroud
- 覆るto topple over, to be overturned, to capsize
- 覆土covering seeds with soil
Words using this kanji
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