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Japanese symbol for “covered”

Romaji: yuugai
covered; roofed; lidded

In Japanese, covered is , read (yuugai).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-no, n covered; roofed; lidded

Kanji and stroke order

possess, have, exist
on: ユウ、ウ
kun: あ.る
6 strokes · JLPT 3
cover, lid, flap
on: ガイ、カイ、コウ
kun: ふた、けだ.し、おお.う、かさ
13 strokes

Other Japanese words for “covered”

WordReadingMeaning
ふたつき futatsukilidded; covered

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ある aruto be; to exist; to live
ゆうめい yuumeifamous; well-known
しょゆう shoyuupossession; ownership
ゆうこう yuukouvalid; effective
ゆうりょう yuuryoufee-charging; paid; not free
ゆうり yuuriadvantageous; favourable; better
ずがいこつ zugaikotsuskull; cranium
ずがい zugaicranium; skull

See also: Chinese symbol for “covered”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.