Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

Stroke count: 15

Meaning: cover, shade, mantle, capsize, be ruined

Kunyomi: おお.う おお.い

Onyomi: ヘイ ヘツ フツ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: grass

Examples

Onyomi Examples

障屏 ショウヘイ partitions in a Japanese house (e.g. screens, sliding doors, etc.)

シャヘイ shielding, sheltering, screening, shading, masking

Kunyomi Examples

覆う おおう to cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap, to disguise

覆い おおい cover, mantle, shroud, hood