Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'u' ending

    to cover one's face

    彼女は両手で顔をおおった。
    She buried her face in her hands.

Also written 顔を掩う【かおをおおう】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

face, expression

Kun
かお
On
ガン
Strokes
18
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
676 of 2500
Radical
leaf
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-9-9SKIP code
9a9.3The Kanji Dictionary
0128.6Four corner code
461deroo
9854Unicode hex code
1-20-73JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5139Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6648New Nelson (John Haig)
1808New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2277Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1177Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1608Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1717Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1853Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
527A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2754Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
481Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
43591PMorohashi
93A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
277Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
277Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
179sakade
277Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
103henshall3
239Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
355crowley
573Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1893Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1733Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yan2Pinyin reading
anKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level
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