匿
匿 — Hide
hide, shelter, shield
On’yomiトク (toku)
Kun’yomiかくまう (kakumau)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 匿
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 匿名 | とくめい tokumei | anonymity; using an assumed name |
| 隠匿 | いんとく intoku | concealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals); sheltering; harboring |
| 秘匿 | ひとく hitoku | hiding; concealment |
Study notes
匿 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2024 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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