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覆う is an exact match with one form of the following word:
覆う
BOOST
Reading : おおう   
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 3 (among the 3,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 137,990 which gives a rank of 1,499
覆う is the most useful form. 5 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 49,000 (about 9,590,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 3535 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 3730
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 11 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
のはら
野原
ゆき
おお
われています

The field is covered with snow.
やま
ちょうじょう
頂上
ゆき
おお
われている

The top of the mountain is covered with snow.
のはら
野原
ゆき
ふか
おお
われていた

The fields lay thickly covered with snow.
おおう
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 113,000 (about 1,320,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 11 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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被う
BOOST
Reading : おおう   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 211,000 (about 182,000 results)
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掩う
BOOST
Reading : おおう   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 214,000 (about 163,000 results)
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蔽う
BOOST
Reading : おおう   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 246,000 (about 20,900 results)
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蓋う
BOOST
Reading : おおう   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 249,000 (about 13,600 results)
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フク   overturned   くつがえ to be overturned   くつがえ to overturn   おお to conceal, disguise   
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フク    return, be restored   
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step
make the man go all day
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
go
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
west
ヒ   こうむ to suffer, to incur, to receive   
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イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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stick   
cliff
また again   
conceal
ヘイ    cover   
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dilapidated   
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ぼく strike   
ragged   
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ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
wide
grass   
ガイ   ふた lid   
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キョ   コ   さ leave   
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ム   private
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
さら dish   
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