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Kanji Detail for 蓋 - "lid, cover"

蓋

  • Meaning

    蓋 means "lid, cover." Also associated with canopy.

    1. Lid - A cover for a container.

    2. Cover - Something that covers or conceals.

    3. Canopy - An overhead covering.

    4. Probably - Perhaps; likely (literary usage).

  • Four-character idioms with 蓋

    • 抜山蓋世 ばつざんがいせい Listen great strength and energy (of a mighty hero); Herculean strength and vitality
    • 方底円蓋 ほうていえんがい Listen being a (total) mismatch; not fitting together; being ill-suited

  • Tattoo check: 蓋

    • Verified meaning: lid, cover
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かい, きぬがき, きぬがさ)
    • Also carries these associations: canopy

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 蓋

    Surnames 蓋(かい)Listen 蓋(きぬがき)Listen 蓋(きぬがさ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    cover; lid; flap

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    cover, hide, protect

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Ge

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to cover, to hide, to protect

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To cover or conceal. Such as saying 遮蓋 (to cover up). | To cover over. Anything covering on top is called 蓋. Such as the lid of a container. | A carriage canopy. Refers to what is on a carriage to shelter from rain and shade from sun. Also rain gear is called 蓋. That is today's umbrella. | A particle. The Book of Odes says "The heaven is indeed high. The earth is indeed thick." All have this meaning.

  • Onyomi

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    gai(ガイ) ガイ

    kai(カイ) カイ

    koh(コウ) コウ

  • Kunyomi

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    futa(ふた) ふた

    kakou(かこ-う) かこ-う

    kasa(かさ) かさ

    keda.shi(けだ-し) けだ-し

    oo.u(おお-う) おお-う

  • Strokes

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    13 strokes

  • Radical

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    艸 艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)

  • Related Keywords

    lid cover canopy probably sky cap close closure conceal container hide overhead protect screen seal shield shut stopper top veil

Sentences including 蓋

  • Cover the pot.

  • I opened the lid.

  • The lid won't open.

  • I can't get the lid off.

  • I cannot get the lid off.

  • Where did you put the cap to this bottle?

  • He opened up the verbal battle.

  • The lid of this box won't lift.

  • This lid is too tight for me to open.

  • This lid is too tight for me to open.

More kanji with the radical 艸 艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)

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