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N1 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
覆すto overturn, to capsize, to upset, to overthrow (government etc.), to reverse (decision etc.), to disprove (an established theory etc.), to overrule
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Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1.
to overturn, to capsize, to upset
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
2.
to overthrow (government etc.)
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
3.
to reverse (decision etc.), to disprove (an established theory etc.), to overrule
All Forms
覆す 【くつがえす】
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つ
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す
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海の荒波が大きな船を覆しました。
The choppy waves of the sea capsized the large ship.
政権を覆すために市民が暴動を起こしている。
The citizens are rioting to overthrow the government.
自分の常識を覆された時、脳に衝撃が走りました。
When my common sense was shattered, a shock ran through my mind.
一審の判決を覆すべく、私たち弁護士は忙しく働いています。
We lawyers are working hard to overturn the verdict of the first trial.
前言を覆したからといって前言が完全に無くなるわけではありません。
Just because you take back what you said before doesn’t mean it completely disappears.
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