被覆|ひふくhifuku[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbcoating; covering
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, mathcover
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 被覆する（ひふくする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 被覆します（ひふくします） |
| Negative (nai) | 被覆しない（ひふくしない） |
| polite (masen) | 被覆しません（ひふくしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 被覆せず・被覆せぬ（ひふくせず・ひふくせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 被覆した（ひふくした） |
| polite (mashita) | 被覆しました（ひふくしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 被覆しなかった（ひふくしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 被覆しませんでした（ひふくしませんでした） |
| Te form | 被覆して（ひふくして） |
| Potential | 被覆できる（ひふくできる） |
| Passive | 被覆される（ひふくされる） |
| Causative | 被覆させる（ひふくさせる） |
| Causative passive | 被覆させられる（ひふくさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 被覆すれば（ひふくすれば） |
| tara | 被覆したら（ひふくしたら） |
| Volitional | 被覆しよう（ひふくしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 被覆しましょう（ひふくしましょう） |
| Imperative | 被覆しろ（ひふくしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymカバーNeutralLoanword for covers and dust jackets, also making up for losses and cover versions; the everyday default, while 「被覆」 is written and technical, for covering or coatings.
- Synonym覆いおおいNeutralAn everyday noun for a cover placed on top; it does not stress tight wrapping.
- Synonym着せるきせるNeutralA verb: to dress someone in clothes, or to plate a layer on something, as in 「金を着せる」.
- SynonymかぶせるNeutralAlso means pinning something on someone, as in 「罪を着せる」; far broader in use than 「被覆」.
- Synonym上覆うわおおいNeutralA cover placed on top of something; rare — say 「覆い」 in daily speech.
- Synonym被すかぶすNeutralA verb for covering something from above; rare — 「かぶせる」 is the everyday word.
- Synonym覆い被せるおおいかぶせるNeutralA verb for covering something over from above; colloquial and more casual than 「被覆」.
- Related隠蔽いんぺいNeutralCovering up inconvenient facts; used for matters, not for physically coating wires and the like.
- Related遮蔽しゃへいNeutralBlocks light, sight or radiation; stresses keeping something out rather than wrapping it, as in 「遮蔽物」.
- Related上包みうわづつみNeutralThe outermost wrapping paper or cloth; about packaging, not a functional coating.
- Related掩蔽えんぺいWrittenWritten and technical: screening or concealing something, also the astronomical occultation of a star.
- Related遮蔽物しゃへいぶつNeutralA thing that blocks, such as a screen or shelter; about keeping things out, not wrapping them.
- Antonym露出ろしゅつNeutralExposure or baring; the opposite of 「被覆」, which wraps something up.
- Antonym剥出NeutralRead 「むきだし」: a state of lying bare with no covering, the opposite of 「被覆」; usually written 「剥き出し」.
Use 「被覆」 in written or technical contexts for covering something or a coating layer, as in 「被覆電線」. For everyday covers, 「カバー」 and 「覆い」 are the natural choices; use 「遮蔽」 for blocking light or view, 「隠蔽」 for covering up facts, and 「着せる」 or 「被す」 for the verb. 「露出」 and 「剥き出し」 are the opposites.
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