hide, shelter, shield
On'yomi (音読み)
- トク
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- かくま.う
About this kanji
The kanji 匿 (読み: とく, かくま.う) primarily means to hide or provide shelter. It is commonly used as a verb when talking about sheltering someone, like in the word 匿う (かくまう), which means 'to shelter' a person, particularly someone in danger. In terms of nouns, 匿名 (とくめい) means 'anonymity,' referring to the state of being unnamed. Another relevant compound is 隠匿 (いんとく), meaning 'concealment,' especially of wrongdoings. This kanji often appears in contexts related to secrecy, so it’s generally about hiding something or someone from view.
Example sentences
彼は匿ってくれる友人を必要とした。
He needed a friend to hide him.
Meanings across languages
- English
- hide, shelter, shield
- Tiếng Việt
- ẩn, trú
- 日本語
- 隠す
- 한국어
- 숨기다
- 中文
- 隐藏
- id
- menyembunyikan
- th
- ซ่อน
- es
- ocultar
- fr
- cacher
- de
- verstecken
- pt
- ocultar
Common compounds
- 匿名とくめいanonymity, using an assumed name
- 隠匿いんとくconcealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals), sheltering, harboring
- 秘匿ひとくhiding, concealment
- 匿うかくまうto shelter (e.g. a fugitive), to harbour, to harbor
- 蔵匿ぞうとくconcealment, shelter, harboring
- 竄匿ざんとくdiving under cover and hiding
- 匿流トクリュウad hoc group formed to commit crimes
- 隠匿者いんとくしゃhider, person in hiding
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