蓋 — kanji meaning “cover”
蓋
cover, lid, flap
- Meanings
- cover, lid, flap
- On'yomi
- ガイ (gai)、カイ (kai)、コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi
- ふた、けだ.し、おお.う、かさ、かこう
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- 8
- Newspaper frequency
- #2388 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 140
- Chinese reading
- gài, gě, hé — Chinese character page
Words with 蓋
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 頭蓋骨 | ずがいこつ zugaikotsu | skull; cranium |
| 頭蓋 | ずがい zugai | cranium; skull |
| 口蓋 | こうがい kougai | palate |
| 天蓋 | てんがい tengai | canopy; dome |
| 蓋然性 | がいぜんせい gaizensei | probability; likelihood |
| 火蓋 | ひぶた hibuta | apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock |
| 膝蓋骨 | しつがいこつ shitsugaikotsu | kneecap; patella |
| 蓋し | けだし kedashi | certainly; really; truly |
| 喉頭蓋 | こうとうがい koutougai | epiglottis |
| 上蓋 | あげぶた agebuta | trap door; removable floor boards |
| 上蓋 | うわぶた uwabuta | lid (of a box, container, etc.); cover; cap |
| 無蓋 | むがい mugai | open; uncovered |
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