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掩 — 11 strokes / Radical「扌」

道
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On
エンえん · en
Kun
おお.うō.u
Meaning
cover; conceal

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Hand with 奄 "to cover": to hide something under the hand.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 掩護えんご

    covering fire; protection

  • 掩蔽えんぺい

    concealment; occultation

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

味方(みかた)を掩護(えんご)しながら前進(ぜんしん)した。

They advanced while giving cover to their allies.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

掩蔽掩護掩蔽cover護to pro…托entrus…扮dress…按consid…捌handle挽saw苑garden奄cover淵deep…焰flame堰weir
CompoundRadicalReading

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