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覀cover / west (top)kanji family

覀 is the cover / west (top) component. Explore the 13 kanji that use it — compare their structure, readings, meanings, and example vocabulary on the map. It is the form 襾 takes inside another kanji.

Kangxi radical 146

要need, main pointJLPT N3 煙smokeJLPT N3 腰loins, hipsJLPT N2 価value, priceJLPT N1 票ballot, labelJLPT N1 鹿deerJLPT N1 漂drift, float (on liquid)JLPT N1 慶jubilation, congratulateJLPT N1 標signpost, sealJLPT N1 遷transition, moveJLPT N1 薦recommend, matJLPT N1 覆capsize, coverJLPT N1 覇hegemony, supremacyJLPT N1

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