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覆う

覆う

Japanese

Kanji in this term
おお
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

  • 被う
  • 蔽う
  • 蓋う

Verb

覆う (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana おおう, romaji ōu)

  1. to cover
     (くも)東欧 (とうおう) (おお)
    kumo ga tōō o ōu
    clouds are covering eastern Europe
  2. to cover up, to conceal, to hide
  3. to permeate, to spread throughout

Conjugation

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.