覆(おお)う

おおう
verb (godan)
to cover, to hide, to conceal
1. to cover
To put something over or upon.
雪(ゆき)が山(やま)を覆(おお)っている。
Snow covers the mountain.
顔(かお)を手(て)で覆(おお)った。
I covered my face with my hands.
雲(くも)が空(そら)を覆(おお)う。
Clouds cover the sky.
2. to hide, to conceal
To keep from sight.
事実(じじつ)を覆(おお)い隠(かく)す。
To cover up the truth.
彼(かれ)は不安(ふあん)を笑顔(えがお)で覆(おお)い隠(かく)した。
He concealed his anxiety behind a smile.
政府(せいふ)はその問題(もんだい)を覆(おお)い隠(かく)そうとしたが、マスコミに報道(ほうどう)された。
The government tried to conceal the problem, but the media reported on it.

覆(おお)う is a godan verb meaning to cover or conceal something.

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Type: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive)
  • Takes を particle for what is being covered

ASPECT (ている):
覆(おお)っている indicates a state: 雪(ゆき)が山(やま)を覆(おお)っている (Snow covers the mountain).

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • AがBを覆(おお)う: A covers B
  • Bに覆(おお)われる: B is covered (passive)
  • 顔(かお)を手(て)で覆(おお)う: to cover one's face with hands

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 雲(くも)が空(そら)を覆(おお)う: clouds cover the sky
  • 闇(やみ)に覆(おお)われる: to be shrouded in darkness
  • 雪(ゆき)に覆(おお)われる: to be covered in snow

RELATED KANJI:

  • 覆(おお)う: to cover
  • 覆(くつがえ)す: to overturn (different reading)
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Added 2026.1.9 21:39 · Revised 2026.2.21 13:17
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