漢字道KANJIDO

13 strokesRadical

2High school graduate / general13 strokesRadical
On
ガイ・カイ・コウ
Kun
ふた・けだ.し・おお.う・かさ・かこう
Meaning
lid; cover

Origin

ORIGIN

Grass plus covering over: the thing laid on top — a lid.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ガイ頭蓋骨
ふた蓋・火蓋

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 頭蓋骨ずがいこつ

    skull

  • ふた

    lid

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

湯気を逃がすため鍋の蓋を開けた。

I lifted the pot lid to let the steam out.

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