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Kanji Detail for 覆 - "cover, overturn, wrap"
覆
- Meaning
覆 means "cover, overturn, wrap."
Cover - To place something over.
Overturn - To flip upside down.
Repeat - To do again.
Examine - To investigate thoroughly.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
capsize; cover; shade; mantle; be ruined
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
cover; tip over; return; reply
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
variant of 復|复[fu4]; to reply to a letter
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to cover; to overturn; to repeat; to reply
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To reverse. Such as 反覆無常 (inconstant and changeable). | To overturn. Such as saying 前車之覆、後車之鑒 (the overturning of the front cart is a lesson for the rear cart). | To defeat. Such as saying 全軍覆沒 (the entire army was annihilated). | To investigate in detail is called 覆. Such as 覆試 (re-examination), 覆查 (re-investigation). | Same as 復. Going and returning. Such as 覆命 (reporting back), 覆信 (reply letter). | To cover. The Odes, "Greater Odes" says "Birds cover them with their wings."
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