掩

11 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

cover, conceal

Kun'yomi
  • おおう
    		to cover
On'yomi
  • エン

Main Radical

手(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

エン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

cover, conceal
エン　おお.う (Kentei Pre-1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
cover, suffocate, obstruct
エン　あま　おお.う (Kentei Pre-1)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
lightning, electricity
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
hidden, mysterious, secret
イン　オン　かく.す

Common Words

えん
掩
がい
蓋
cover(ing)
えん
掩
ご
護
ぶ
部
たい
隊
covering force
えん
掩
ぺい
蔽
cover ②occultation
えん
掩
ごう
壕
cover trench
えん
掩
ご
護
しゃ
射
げき
撃
(providing) covering fire ②supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
えん
掩
げき
撃
sneak attack (by a small group)
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References

Unicode hex code 63A9
JIS X 0208 1-17-70
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1932
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2192
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 489
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 592
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2057
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2214
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 12285
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3c8.23
Four corner code 5401.6