隠 — kanji meaning “conceal”
隠
conceal, hide, cover
- Meanings
- conceal, hide, cover
- On'yomi
- イン (in)、オン (on)
- Kun'yomi
- かく.す、かく.し、かく.れる、よ.る
- Name readings
- お、がくし
- Strokes
- 14
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1089 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 170
- Chinese reading
- yǐn
Words with 隠
| 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 |
| 隠匿 | いんとく intoku | concealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals); sheltering; harboring |
| 隠語 | いんご ingo | secret language; jargon; cant |
| 見え隠れ | みえかくれ miekakure | appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view |
| 隠密 | おんみつ onmitsu | secret; clandestine; covert |
| 隠し | かくし kakushi | hiding; concealing; being hidden |
| 隠れ | かくれ kakure | hidden; concealed; unknown |
| 隠れる | かくれる kakureru | to hide; to conceal oneself; to take cover |
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