JLPT N1 · 18 strokes
Kanji 覆: "capsize, cover, shade"
The kanji 覆 means "capsize, cover, shade, mantle, be ruined". It is written with 18 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read フク in on'yomi and おお.う, くつがえ.す, くつがえ.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
フク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おお.うくつがえ.すくつがえ.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | capsize, cover, shade, mantle, be ruined |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 18 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1378 of 2,501 |
Common words with 覆
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 覆うto cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap
- 覆すto overturn; to capsize; to upset · to overthrow (government etc.)
- 顔を覆うto cover one's face
- 覆い隠すto mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide
- 覆い被さるto hang over; to cover · to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
- 覆面mask; veil; disguise · anonymous; unmarked; incognito
- 覆い尽くすto cover fully; to wrap around
- 覆るto topple over; to be overturned; to capsize · to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
- 目を覆うto avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
- 転覆overturning; capsizing · overthrow (e.g. of a government)
- 空を覆うto cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
- 覆concealment (of one's vices); veil; cover · overturning; toppling
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