| 1765 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1634 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4279 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1699 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1735 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1634 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1744 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1686 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1640 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3386 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1747 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2376 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1625 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34789P | Morohashi |
| 2726 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5517 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1611 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1738 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1906 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1378 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 覆 【フク】 concealment (of one's vices), veil, cover, overturning, toppling
- 覆面 【フクメン】 mask, veil, disguise, anonymous, unmarked, incognito
- 被覆 【ヒフク】 coating, covering, cover
- 傾覆 【ケイフク】 turning upside down
Kun reading compounds
- 覆う 【おおう】 to cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap, to disguise
- 覆す 【くつがえす】 to overturn, to capsize, to upset, to overthrow (government etc.), to reverse (decision etc.), to disprove (an established theory etc.), to overrule
- 覆る 【くつがえる】 to topple over, to be overturned, to capsize, to be overruled, to be reversed, to be discredited
Readings
- Korean:
- bog, bu
Spanish
- volcar
- tumbar
- volver
- cubrir
Portuguese
- emborcar
- capa
- matiz
- manto
- arruinar-se
French
- recouvrir
- chavirer
- store
- manteau
- être ruiné
| 3267 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c14.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-12 | SKIP code |
| 1024.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8986 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1222 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 滅亡 【メツボウ】 downfall, ruin, collapse, destruction
- 滅罪 【メツザイ】 expiation
- 隠滅 【インメツ】 destruction (esp. of evidence), spoliation, suppression, hiding, concealment
- 衰滅 【スイメツ】 decline, downfall, ruin(ation)
Kun reading compounds
- 滅びる 【ほろびる】 to go to ruin, to go under, to fall, to be destroyed, to die out, to become extinct, to perish
- 滅ぶ 【ほろぶ】 to be ruined, to go under, to perish, to be destroyed
- 滅ぼす 【ほろぼす】 to destroy, to overthrow, to wreck, to ruin
Readings
- Korean:
- myeol
Spanish
- extinguirse
- apagarse
- estropearse
- ser destruido
- ser devastado
- estropear
- destruir
- devastar
- demoler
Portuguese
- destruir
- arruinar
- extinguir
- golpe
French
- anéantir
- détruire
- ruiner
- renverser
- périr
| 1848 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1387 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2660 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1228 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1488 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1338 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1421 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1500 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1237 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 812 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 475 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 606 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 371 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 18008 | Morohashi |
| 660 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3279 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 365 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 390 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1642 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 359 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a10.26 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 3315.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6ec5 | Unicode hex code |