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Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1378 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 18

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

Kunyomi: おお.う, くつがえ.す, くつがえ.る

Onyomi: フク

Composition: 覀 復

覆

Radical

Radical: 西

Meaning: west

Reading: にし

Frequency: 29

Alternative forms:

覀襾

西

Examples

Onyomi Examples

覆 (フク) concealment (of one's vices), veil, cover, overturning, toppling

覆面 (フクメン) mask, veil, disguise, anonymous, unmarked, incognito

被覆 (ヒフク) coating, covering, cover

傾覆 (ケイフク) turning upside down

Kunyomi Examples

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

覆す (くつがえす) to overturn, to capsize, to upset, to overthrow (government etc.), to reverse (decision etc.), to disprove (an established theory etc.), to overrule

覆る (くつがえる) to topple over, to be overturned, to capsize, to be overruled, to be reversed, to be discredited

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