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capsize
Stroke count: 18

Readings

On readingフク
Kun readingおお.う、くつがえ.す、くつがえ.る
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. capsizeRtK
  2. cover
  3. shade
  4. mantle
  5. be ruined
  1. to overturn
  2. to capsize
  3. to upset
  4. to overthrow (government etc.)
  5. to reverse (decision etc.)

Popular Usage

覆う覆す

Radicals and components

Radical襾coverComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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old west · restore · Nelson · column · going (行) · line · fold back · double back · reclining · lying down · sun (日) · day (日) · walking legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1738

Compound words

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.)
転覆てんぷく
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
覆るくつがえる
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed
覆面ふくめん
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked

Stroke Order

18 strokes

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