かお
顔
　
を
おお
覆
　
う

expression, Godan verb

  1. to cover one's face.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かお
顔
　
を
おお
覆
　
う
 顔を覆う かおをおおう
かお
顔
　
を
おお
掩
　
う
 顔を掩う かおをおおう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

face, expression
かお　ガン (2nd, N3)
lad, boy (ancient)
ひこ　こ　ゲン (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
give birth, bring forth, produce
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン　セン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
page, leaf
ケツ　ぺえじ　おおがい (Kentei Pre-1)
neck(首) variant
oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
capsize, cover, shade
おお.う　フク　くつがえ.す (8th, N1)
variant of radical 146
restore, return to, revert
フク　また (5th, N2)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ　たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
return, repeat, repeatedly
person(人) variant
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)