隠
hide; conceal; cover
14 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1089.
Readings
- かくす (kun reading): 隠す (かくす) to hide; 覆い隠す (おおいかくす) to mask
- かくれる (kun reading): 隠れる (かくれる) to hide; 隠れ家 (かくれが) hiding place
- イン (on reading): 隠居 (いんきょ) retirement (from work); 隠棲 (いんせい) secluded life
- かくし (kun reading): 隠し事 (かくしごと) secret; 目隠し (めかくし) something used to cover the eyes
- オン (on reading): 隠密 (おんみつ) secret; 隠形 (おんぎょう) invisibility (through magic)
- よる (kun reading)
- Read as a whole word: 隠岐 (おき) Oki (former province located on Oki Island in present-day Shimane Prefecture)
Components
- ⻖
- 㥯
- ノ radical slash, katakana no
- ヨ radical snout, katakana yo
- ⺌ radical small, top form of 小
- ⻖ radical mound; hill, left-side form of 阜
- 心 radical heart
Words using 隠
- 隠す (かくす) to hide
- 覆い隠す (おおいかくす) to mask
- 包み隠す (つつみかくす) to conceal
- 釘隠 (くぎかくし) nail hider
- 能ある鷹は爪を隠す (のうあるたかはつめをかくす) a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve
- 隠れる (かくれる) to hide
- 隠れ家 (かくれが) hiding place
- 隠れ (かくれ) hidden
- 隠れ蓑 (かくれみの) cover (e.g. for illegal activity)
- 見え隠れ (みえかくれ) appearing and disappearing
- 隠居 (いんきょ) retirement (from work)
- 隠棲 (いんせい) secluded life
- 隠蔽 (いんぺい) concealment
- 隠語 (いんご) secret language
- 隠遁 (いんとん) retirement (from the world)
- 隠し事 (かくしごと) secret
- 目隠し (めかくし) something used to cover the eyes
- 隠し (かくし) hiding
- 隠し味 (かくしあじ) subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor
- 隠し持つ (かくしもつ) to carry (something) under cover
- 隠密 (おんみつ) secret
- 隠形 (おんぎょう) invisibility (through magic)
- 隠亡 (おんぼう) cemetery guard
- 隠密行動 (おんみつこうどう) covert action
- 隠密性 (おんみつせい) stealth
- 隠岐 (おき) Oki (former province located on Oki Island in present-day Shimane Prefecture)
- 雪隠 (せっちん) toilet
- 雪隠詰め (せっちんづめ) cornering someone
- 隠る (なまる) to hide
- 雪隠大工 (せっちんだいく) lousy carpenter
- 月隠り (つきごもり) last day of the month
179 words in all.