覆蓋

See also: 覆盖

Chinese
 
to cover; to overflow; to reply to a letter; to overturn; to capsize
 
cover; lid; top; canopy; to build
trad. (覆蓋) 覆 蓋
simp. (覆盖) 覆 盖

Pronunciation

Verb

覆蓋

  1. to cover
    覆蓋範圍 / 覆盖范围  ―  fùgài fànwéi  ―  coverage
  2. to extend to; to involve; to affect

Synonyms

Noun

覆蓋

  1. cover
  2. plant cover; vegetation

Japanese
Kanji in this term
覆 蓋
ふく
Grade: S		 がい
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 覆蓋 (phjuwk kajH, literally “cover + lid”). Compare modern Cantonese reading fuk1 goi3.

Pronunciation

Noun

覆蓋 (hiragana ふくがい, rōmaji fukugai)

  1. (rare) the act of covering
  2. (rare) a covering, something that covers

Usage notes

Rarely used. The synonyms are much more common.

Synonyms
  • (covering, in general): 覆 (おお)い (ōi), 被覆 (ひふく) (hifuku)
  • (bed covering): 上掛 (うわが)け (uwagake)
  • (a lid): 蓋 (ふた) (futa)

Verb

覆蓋する (transitive, hiragana ふくがいする, rōmaji fukugai suru)

  1. (rare) to cover something, to cover something up

Usage notes

Rarely used. The synonym 覆 (おお)い被 (かぶ)せる (ōikabuseru) is much more common.

Conjugation
Conjugation of "覆蓋する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) 覆蓋し ふくがいし fukugai shi
Continuative (連用形) 覆蓋し ふくがいし fukugai shi
Terminal (終止形) 覆蓋する ふくがいする fukugai suru
Attributive (連体形) 覆蓋する ふくがいする fukugai suru
Hypothetical (仮定形) 覆蓋すれ ふくがいすれ fukugai sure
Imperative (命令形) 覆蓋せよ¹
覆蓋しろ²		 ふくがいせよ¹
ふくがいしろ²		 fukugai seyo¹
fukugai shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 覆蓋される ふくがいされる fukugai sareru
Causative 覆蓋させる
覆蓋さす		 ふくがいさせる
ふくがいさす		 fukugai saseru
fukugai sasu
Potential 覆蓋できる ふくがいできる fukugai dekiru
Volitional 覆蓋しよう ふくがいしよう fukugai shiyō
Negative 覆蓋しない ふくがいしない fukugai shinai
Negative continuative 覆蓋せず ふくがいせず fukugai sezu
Formal 覆蓋します ふくがいします fukugai shimasu
Perfective 覆蓋した ふくがいした fukugai shita
Conjunctive 覆蓋して ふくがいして fukugai shite
Hypothetical conditional 覆蓋すれば ふくがいすれば fukugai sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

Synonyms
  • 覆 (おお)い被 (かぶ)せる (ōikabuseru)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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