蓋ふた

Meanings

Usage patterns

• 〈物もの〉の蓋ふたを外はずすto take the lid off something

  鍋なべの蓋ふたを外はずして中なかを見みた。

  I took the lid off the pot and looked inside.

• 蓋ふたが取とれるfor a lid to come off

  揺ゆらしすぎて容よう器きの蓋ふたが取とれてしまった。

  I shook the container too much and the lid came off.

• 〈物もの〉に蓋ふたをかぶせるto place a lid/cover over something

  虫むしが入はいらないように箱はこに蓋ふたをかぶせた。

  I placed a lid over the box so insects wouldn't get in.

Expressions· 7

• 蓋ふたをするput a lid on; cover · cover up; hush up; turn a blind eye
• 蓋ふたを閉しめるshut the lid; close the lid
• 蓋ふたを開あけるopen the lid; lift the lid · reveal the truth; start something; see the outcome · open (a theater, show, etc.)
• 臭くさいものに蓋ふたlooking the other way; hushing up a problem
• 身みも蓋ふたもないblunt; direct; frank; to the point