Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to topple over, to be overturned, to capsize.
  2. to be overruled, to be reversed, to be discredited.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
覆る くつがえる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

capsize, cover, shade
おお.う フク くつがえ.す (8th, N1)
variant of radical 146
restore, return to, revert
フク また (5th, N2)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
return, repeat, repeatedly
person(人) variant
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ しゅう (Kentei 1)