Kanji

隠

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JLPT N1Jōyō · secondaryfreq #108914 strokes

Meanings

conceal, hide, cover

ES: ocultar, esconder, cubrir, esconderse, estar escondido

On
イン、オン
Kun
かく.す、かく.し、かく.れる、よ.る

Common words

  • 隠すかくすto hide, to conceal
  • 隠れるかくれるto hide, to conceal oneself, to take cover
  • 隠居いんきょretirement (from work), leading a quiet life (after retirement)
  • 隠語いんごsecret language, jargon, cant, argot, slang
  • 隠匿いんとくconcealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals), sheltering, harboring
  • 隠滅いんめつdestruction (esp. of evidence), spoliation, suppression
  • 見え隠れみえかくれappearing and disappearing, slipping in and out of view
  • 何を隠そうなにをかくそうto be frank with you, to tell you the truth, I'm going to lay my cards on the table

Example sentences

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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