# 蓋 — Lid

Frequency rank 1703 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 霧 (Fog), less common than 顎 (Jaw).

- On’yomi: がい
- Kun’yomi: ふた
- Radical: 艸 Grass (Kangxi 140)
- Frequency path: Level XIII of XX

In the past, flowers and dirt were sealed under a lid to ferment into medicine.

In words:

- 蓋 ふた — cover,lid,cap
- 目蓋 まぶた — eyelid

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