覆
覆

capsize, cover, shade, mantle, be ruined

18 strokesFrequency 1,378JLPT N1Grade 8

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フク

Kun

おお.うくつがえ.すくつがえ.る

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Common Words

覆うおおう被う蔽う蓋う掩うTransitiveGodan verbFreq #1824
1

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

Examples
机はほこりで覆われている。
The desk is covered with dust.
修復しゅうふくしゅふく修覆NounTransitive～する VerbFreq #5705
1

restoration; repair; mending

Examples
その城は修復され市民に公開されている。
The castle has been restored and is open to the public.
覆すくつがえすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #6642
1

to overturn; to capsize; to upset

Examples
最高裁は原判決をくつがえしました。
The Supreme Court overturned a previous decision.
2

to overthrow (government etc.)

3

to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.); to overrule

顔を覆う顔を掩うかおをおおうExpressionGodan verbFreq #8953
1

to cover one's face

Examples
彼女は両手で顔をおおった。
She buried her face in her hands.
覆い隠すおおい隠す覆いかくすおおいかくすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #11441
1

to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal

覆い被さる覆いかぶさるおおいかぶさるおいかぶさるIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #12806
1

to hang over; to cover

Examples
その巨木の枝が池に覆いかぶさっていた。
The boughs of the large tree overhung the pond.
2

to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)

覆面ふくめんNounFreq #14242
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

mask; veil; disguise

Examples
覆面をした男達が旅客を襲って金を奪った。
Masked men held up the passengers and robbed them of their money.
2

Noun or verb acting prenominally

anonymous; unmarked; incognito

覆い尽くす覆いつくすおおいつくすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #15026
1

to cover fully; to wrap around

反復はんぷく反覆NounTransitive～する VerbFreq #21447
1

repetition; iteration

Examples
スミス先生は彼らに英語の発音の反復練習をさせた。
Mr Smith drilled them in English pronunciation.
覆るくつがえるIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #21546
1

to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize

2

to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited

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