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覆う

おおう

to cover, to hide

Mnemonic

A lid comes over the top and now you cannot see anything that is under it. Oh おお, oh う, the entire sky has gone that way: おおう.

Worth knowing

隠す かくす is hiding a thing so that it will not be found. 覆う is putting something over the top of it.

Built from

cover, overturn
A lid drawn across the top with something going back and forth underneath it. Covered right over.

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