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蓋

cover
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingガイ、カイ、コウ
Kun readingふた、けだ.し、おお.う、かさ、かこう

Meanings

  1. cover
    彼の発言が舌戦の火蓋を切った。He opened up the verbal battle.tatoeba
    彼の発言が舌戦の火蓋をきったことになった。He opened up the verbal battle.tatoeba
  2. lidRtK
    蓋が開けられないんです。I cannot get the lid off.tatoeba
  3. flap

Radicals and components

Radical艸grass
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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flowers (艹) · gone · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土) · elbow · dish (皿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1561

Compound words

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 蓋

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step