隠
隠 — Conceal
conceal, hide, cover
On’yomiイン (in)
On’yomiオン (on)
Kun’yomiかくす (kakusu)
Kun’yomiかくし (kakushi)
Kun’yomiかくれる (kakureru)
Kun’yomiよる (yoru)
Stroke order (14 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 隠
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 隠し引き出し | かくしひきだし kakushihikidashi | secret drawer; hidden drawer |
| 隠す | かくす kakusu | to hide; to conceal |
| 見え隠れ | みえかくれ miekakure | appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view |
| 隠滅 | いんめつ inmetsu | destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression |
| 隠れる | かくれる kakureru | to hide; to conceal oneself; to take cover |
| 何を隠そう | なにをかくそう naniwokakusou | to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table |
Study notes
隠 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1089 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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