01
隠す
かくす
hide, conceal
Meanings
- conceal
- hide
- cover
Readings
Onyomi
- イン
- オン
Kunyomi
- かく.す
- かく.し
- かく.れる
- よ.る
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Useful words
02
隠れる
かくれる
hide, be hidden
03
隠し事
かくしごと
secret, something hidden
04
隠し味
かくしあじ
secret ingredient
05
隠居
いんきょ
retirement, secluded life
06
目隠し
めかくし
blindfold
Compare Kanji
01陰Meaning86%shade, yin陰 gives the shadowed side of hiding, a natural meaning companion for 隠.02蔵Meaning84%storehouse, hideTo hide can become to store away; 蔵 gives that tucked-away sense.03秘Meaning81%secret, concealA secret is something kept hidden, so 秘 sharpens the private side of 隠.04隙Component61%crevice, fissureThe same left mound side appears in 隙, where hidden space becomes a gap.05穏Shape58%calm, quietThe hand-and-heart cluster on the right resembles 穏, but 隠 points to concealment, not calm.06閉Meaning56%closed, shutClosing something with 閉 is one way to keep it out of sight, near the sense of 隠.