Japanese symbol for “harboring”
隠匿
いんとく
Romaji: intoku
concealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals); sheltering; harboring
In Japanese, harboring is 隠匿, read いんとく (intoku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt concealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals); sheltering; harboring
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “harboring”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 曲庇 | きょくひ kyokuhi | harboring (a criminal); harbouring |
| 抱懐 | ほうかい houkai | harboring; harbouring; cherishing |
| ハーバリング | ハーバリング haabaringu | harboring |
| 蔵匿 | ぞうとく zoutoku | concealment; shelter; harboring |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 隠す | かくす kakusu | to hide; to conceal |
| 隠居 | いんきょ inkyo | retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement) |
| 目隠し | めかくし mekakushi | something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder |
| 隠滅 | いんめつ inmetsu | destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression |
| 隠れ家 | かくれが kakurega | hiding place; hideout; refuge |
| 匿名 | とくめい tokumei | anonymity; using an assumed name |
| 秘匿 | ひとく hitoku | hiding; concealment |
| 匿う | かくまう kakumau | to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.