JLPT N1
覆
Cover, overturn, capsize
Onyomi
フク (fuku)
Kunyomi
おお.う, くつがえ.す, くつがえ.る
🧠 Memory Mnemonic
🔍 Radical Breakdown
襾 (cover, west variant) + 復 (return, revert)
📖 Mnemonic Story
You've tried to put a giant COVER (襾) over a mischievous creature, but with a mighty struggle, it manages to OVERTURN (復, 'return' or 'reverse') the cover, sending it flying! Everything around it gets capsized and flipped by its wild thrashing.
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Quick Hint:
Cover overturn return
Essential N1 Vocabulary
覆す
くつがえす
To overthrow, overturn
覆う
おおう
To cover, hide
転覆
てんぷく
Capsizing, overthrow
Kanji Practice Quiz
Verify your memory for "覆"
既存の体制を ＿＿＿＿＿ような改革が必要だ。
🎉 正解 / Correct!
解説: 覆すは「くつがえす」と読みます。
English: 覆す is read as 'kutugaesu'.
English: 覆す is read as 'kutugaesu'.
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