conceal, hide, cover
On'yomi (音読み)
- イン
- オン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- かく.す
- かく.し
- かく.れる
- よ.る
About this kanji
The kanji 隠 means to conceal, hide, or cover something. It is often used as a verb, such as in 隠す (かくす), which means "to hide." Another verb is 隠れる (かくれる), meaning "to be hidden." Together, these words convey the idea of something being out of sight. You may also encounter 隠し引き出し (かくしひきだし), which means "secret drawer," referring to a hidden storage space. Additionally, 隠滅 (いんめつ) means "destruction," often in the context of erasing evidence. A quick note is that while it commonly involves hiding things, it can also suggest a sense of secrecy.
Example sentences
彼は真実を隠している。
He is hiding the truth.
Meanings across languages
- English
- conceal, hide, cover
- Tiếng Việt
- giấu
- 日本語
- 隠す
- 한국어
- 숨기다
- 中文
- 隐
- id
- menyembunyikan
- th
- ซ่อน
- es
- ocultar
- fr
- cacher
- de
- verstecken
- pt
- encobrir
Common compounds
- 隠し引き出しかくしひきだしsecret drawer, hidden drawer
- 隠すかくすto hide, to conceal
- 隠滅いんめつdestruction (esp. of evidence), spoliation, suppression
- 隠れるかくれるto hide, to conceal oneself, to take cover
- 見え隠れみえかくれappearing and disappearing, slipping in and out of view
- 隠居いんきょretirement (from work), leading a quiet life (after retirement), retired person
- 隠密おんみつsecret, clandestine, covert
- 目隠しめかくしsomething used to cover the eyes, blindfold, blinder
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