Moto 蓋: Cover; Lid; FlapKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ガイ、カイ、コウ
- Kun'yomi
- ふた、けだ(し)、おお(う)、かさ、かこう
- Level
- Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 108 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ガイ・カイ・コウ)
- 九蓋草くがいそうVeronicastrum sibiricum (species of flowering plant)
- 円蓋えんがいcupola; dome
- 円蓋状えんがいじょうcupular; domed
- 函蓋かんがいbox and cover
- 口蓋こうがいpalate
- 口蓋化こうがいかpalatalization
- 口蓋垂こうがいすいuvula
- 口蓋垂音こうがいすいおんuvular; uvular consonant
- 口蓋裂こうがいれつcleft palate
- 口蓋音こうがいおんpalatal
- 口蓋骨こうがいこつpalatine bone (of the skull)
- 喉頭蓋こうとうがいepiglottis
- 喉頭蓋軟骨こうとうがいなんこつepiglottic cartilage
- 天蓋てんがいcanopy; dome
- 寄生的頭蓋結合体きせいてきずがいけつごうたいcraniopagus parasiticus
- 寛骨臼蓋かんこつきゅうがいacetabular roof
- 弁蓋部べんがいぶpars opercularis; orbital part of inferior frontal gyrus
- 抜山蓋世ばつざんがいせいgreat strength and energy (of a mighty hero); Herculean strength and vitality
- 掩蓋えんがいcover(ing)
- 有蓋ゆうがいcovered; roofed
- 有蓋貨車ゆうがいかしゃboxcar
- 歯茎口蓋音しけいこうがいおんalveopalatal consonant
- 無蓋むがいopen; uncovered
- 無蓋貨車むがいかしゃopen freight car
- 無蓋車むがいしゃopen freight car
- 特発性頭蓋内圧亢進症とくはつせいずがいないあつこうしんしょうidiopathic intracranial hypertension; benign intracranial hypertension
- 硬口蓋こうこうがいhard palate
- 硬口蓋音こうこうがいおんpalatal
- 経頭蓋磁気刺激けいとうがいじきしげきtranscranial magnetic stimulation; TMS
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 蓋ふたcover; lid
- えら蓋えらぶたgill cover; operculum
- かぶせ蓋かぶせぶたslip-on lid; lid going over the edges
- 上げ蓋あげぶたtrap door; removable floor boards
- 両蓋りょうぶたhunting-case watch
- 中蓋なかぶたinner lid
- 内蓋うちぶたinner lid
- 割れ鍋に綴じ蓋われなべにとじぶたthere is a suitable spouse for everyone; every Jack has his Jill
- 割れ鍋に閉じ蓋われなべにとじぶたthere is a suitable spouse for everyone; every Jack has his Jill
- 地獄の釜の蓋じごくのかまのふたcreeping bugleweed (Ajuga decumbens)
- 地獄の釜の蓋もあくじごくのかまのふたもあくeven the demons of hell rest during O-Bon and the New Year
- 外蓋そとぶたouter lid
- 実も蓋もないみもふたもないblunt; to the point
- 実も蓋も無いみもふたもないblunt; to the point
- 棺を蓋いて事定まるかんをおおいてことさだまるa person's worth is assessed only when their coffin is sealed
- 火蓋ひぶたapron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
- 火蓋をきるひぶたをきるto start (an argument, a battle, etc.)
- 火蓋を切るひぶたをきるto start (an argument, a battle, etc.)
- 瘡蓋かさぶたscab; crust
- 目蓋まぶたeyelid
- 石蓋いしぶたcapstone in a cist (archaeology); dolmen burial chamber
- 破れ鍋に綴じ蓋われなべにとじぶたthere is a suitable spouse for everyone; every Jack has his Jill
- 空を蓋うそらをおおうto cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
- 給油口の蓋きゅうゆこうのふたpetrol cap
Other readings
- エラ蓋えらぶたgill cover; operculum
- 上蓋あげぶたtrap door; removable floor boards
- 両蓋時計りょうぶたどけいhunting-case watch
- 反復経頭蓋磁気刺激はんぷくけいとうがいじきしげきrepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; rTMS
- 地獄の釜の蓋も開くじごくのかまのふたもあくeven the demons of hell rest during O-Bon and the New Year
- 眼蓋まぶたeyelid
- 破鍋に綴蓋われなべにとじぶたthere is a suitable spouse for everyone; every Jack has his Jill
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