“To cover” in Japanese
Short answer
To cover in Japanese is “塗す” (mabusu). Full meaning: to cover (with), to smear, to sprinkle.
Other ways to say “To cover” in Japanese
被す
kabusu to cover (with something)
覆う
oou to cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap, to disguise
被せる
kabuseru to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something), to dash liquid (over something)
埋める
umeru to cover, to bury (e.g. one's face in hands), to submerge; to fill (completely), to stuff, to pack, to cram, to fill up; to bury (e.g. in the ground)
賄う
makanau to supply (goods, money, etc.), to cover (costs), to pay, to finance, to maintain (e.g. a family); to give board, to provide meals
被さる
kabusaru to hang over, to cover, to lie over, to overlap; to fall on one's shoulders, to become one's responsibility, to become a burden
覆い隠す
ooikakusu to mask, to cover, to cloak, to hide, to conceal
押っ被せる
okkabuseru to put a thing on top of another, to cover, to lay something on
覆い被さる
ooikabusaru to hang over, to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
押っ被さる
okkabusaru to hang over, to cover; to take on a responsibility, to become a burden
包む
tsutsumu to wrap up, to pack, to bundle, to do up; to cover, to envelop, to shroud, to engulf; to conceal (a feeling), to hide
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