Japanese symbol for “incognito”

覆面

ふくめん

Romaji: fukumen

mask; veil; disguise

In Japanese, incognito is 覆面, read ふくめん (fukumen).

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Meanings

adj-no, n, vi mask; veil; disguise
adj-f, n anonymous; unmarked; incognito

Kanji and stroke order

覆

capsize, cover, shade

on: フク
kun: おお.う、くつがえ.す、くつがえ.る

18 strokes · JLPT 1

面

mask, face, features

on: メン、ベン
kun: おも、おもて、つら

9 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
覆う	おおう oou	to cover; to hide; to conceal
転覆	てんぷく tenpuku	overturning; capsizing
覆す	くつがえす kutsugaesu	to overturn; to capsize; to upset
覆い	おおい ooi	cover; mantle; shroud
覆る	くつがえる kutsugaeru	to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize
画面	がめん gamen	screen (of a TV, computer, etc.)
面倒	めんどう mendou	trouble; bother
面白い	おもしろい omoshiroi	interesting; fascinating; intriguing

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.