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覆 means 'overturned'

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Strokes : 18    Frequency: 1397   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-20    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 26 words   Used in 48 words   Used in 80 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   フク
Kun
   くつがえる to be overturned   くつがえす to overturn   おおう to conceal, disguise
Components
⿱  覀 (西) west  復 return  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 覆 is used 4 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 覆 is used 44 times, read 3 ways (with 2 variations).
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フク : 20 words FIND ALL
ふ く め ん 0
1. mask; veil; disguise
noun or verb acting prenominally, noun
2. anonymous; unmarked; incognito
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フク (read as ぷく) : 4 words FIND ALL
て ん ぷ く 0
Most common form: 顛覆
1. capsizing; overturn; turning over; upset
2. overthrow (e.g. a government)
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フク (read as ふっ) : 1 word FIND ALL
ふ っ こ く 0
Most common form: 復刻
republishing; republication; reissuing; reproduction
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おおう : 14 words FIND ALL
お お う 0 お お う 2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
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くつがえる : 5 words FIND ALL
く つ が え す 3 く つ が え す 4
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to overturn; to capsize; to upset
2. to overthrow (government etc.)
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An additional くつがえ.す less common words include 覆 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1765  Joy o' Kanji : 1765  Key to Kanji: - 

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覆
フク   overturned   くつがえる to be overturned   くつがえす to overturn   おおう to conceal, disguise   
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復
フク    return, be restored   
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彳
step
复
make the man go all day
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
夂
go
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
覀
west
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