掩 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

形声。「手」+音符「奄」。「おおう」を意味する漢語{掩}を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

cover, conceal

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • エン
Kun (native)
  • おお(う)
Other languages
  • 拼音yan3
  • 한글eom
  • Hán-ViệtYểm

Basics

Strokes
11 strokes
Radical
手(て)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+63A9

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰扌奄

Words using this kanji

  • 掩蓋えんがい対象物を覆い被せる蓋。 塹壕のこと。cover(ing)
  • 掩蔽えんぺい覆い隠すこと。 月などの天体が運行中に他の星の前を通過する際にその星を覆い隠すこと。cover, concealment, masking, screening
  • 掩壕えんごうcover trench
  • 掩撃えんげきsneak attack (by a small group), surprise attack
  • 掩体えんたい敵からの砲弾などから味方を援護するとともに味方が射撃できるようにした設備。emplacement, bunker, shelter
  • 掩体壕えんたいごう敵の攻撃から味方の航空機などを援護し格納するための設備。バンカー。bunker, shelter
  • 掩蔽壕えんぺいごうbunker, covered trench, dugout
  • 掩護部隊えんごぶたいcovering force

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(9 results)

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-8
Four Corner
5401.6
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3c8.23
Heisig
2214
Nelson
1932