Entry
  1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

    to hang over; to cover

    その巨木の枝が池に覆いかぶさっていた。
    The boughs of the large tree overhung the pond.
  2. to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)

Also written 覆いかぶさる【おおいかぶさる】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

capsize, cover, shade, mantle, be ruined

Kun
おお.うくつがえ.すくつがえ.る
On
フク
Strokes
18
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1378 of 2500
Radical
cover
WaniKani
Level 49

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
2-6-12SKIP code
4c14.6The Kanji Dictionary
1024.7Four corner code
3267deroo
8986Unicode hex code
1-42-04JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4279Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5517New Nelson (John Haig)
2726New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3386Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1747Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2376Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1611Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1738Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1634A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1699Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
34789PMorohashi
1765A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1634Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1744Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1735Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1906Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1686Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1640Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1625Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fu4Pinyin reading
bog, buKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
49WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

incur, cover, veil, brood over, shelter, wear, put on, be exposed (film), receiving

Kun
こうむ.るおお.うかぶ.るかぶ.せる
On
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
431 of 2500
Radical
clothes
WaniKani
Level 20

Built from

Used in names as

ぎぬ

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-5-5SKIP code
5e5.3The Kanji Dictionary
3424.7Four corner code
667deroo
88abUnicode hex code
1-40-79JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4225Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5445New Nelson (John Haig)
1163New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1495Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
790Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1077Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
807Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
870Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
852A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1410Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
34222Morohashi
1729A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
976Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1009Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
881Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1390Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1145Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1631Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
815Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bei4, pi1Pinyin reading
piKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
20WaniKani level