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Kanji Detail for 蔽 - "to cover"

蔽

  • Meaning

    蔽 means "to cover." Also associated with to decide, dark.

    1. To cover - To conceal; to hide; to wrap; to collect together.

    2. To decide - To determine; to judge.

    3. Dark - Ignorant of principles.

    4. Small - Vegetation that is small.

  • Tattoo check: 蔽

    • Verified meaning: to cover
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read うきがい, うきたに, ふくいけ, ふくお)
    • Also carries these associations: to decide, dark

    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 蔽

    Surnames 蔽(うきがい)Listen 蔽(うきたに)Listen 蔽(ふくいけ)Listen 蔽(ふくお)Listen 蔽(ふくたけ)Listen 蔽(ふくたに)Listen 蔽(ふくち)Listen 蔽(ふくぢ)Listen 蔽(ふくなか)Listen 蔽(ふくや)Listen 蔽(みねお)Listen 蔽(みねじ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    cover; shade; mantle; capsize; be ruined

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    cover, hide, conceal; shelter

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to cover; to shield; to screen; to conceal

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to cover, to hide, to shelter

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

    To cover or conceal. Such as clothes being used to cover the body. | To block or stop. The Analects says "To summarize it in one word." Nowadays also covering up responsibility is called 蔽辜. Such as saying 不足以蔽其辜 (not enough to cover one's guilt). This is the meaning. | To obstruct or separate. Such as saying 塞聰蔽明 (blocking hearing and obstructing sight). Therefore obstructing matters are also called 蔽. The Analects says "Have you heard of the six sayings and six obstructions?" | To decide. Deciding guilt is called 蔽罪. Appears in the Zuo Zhuan.

  • Onyomi

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    futsu(フツ) フツ

    hei(ヘイ) ヘイ

    hetsu(ヘツ) ヘツ

  • Kunyomi

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    oo.i(おお-い) おお-い

    oo.u(おお-う) おお-う

  • Strokes

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    15 strokes

  • Radical

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    艸 艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)

  • Related Keywords

    to cover to decide dark hide determine small unify wrap conceal cloak mask screen shield shroud obscure camouflage judge protect

Sentences including 蔽

  • Doctors can bury their mistakes, but an architect can only advise his clients to plant ivy.

  • The Prime Minister tried to cover up the scandal, but that just made it worse when the newspapers discovered the truth.

  • Unbelievable cultural decline, stupendous ignorance, idealistic rubbish, and obscurantism find their strongest support among American reactionaries.

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