Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1089 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 14
Meaning: conceal, hide, cover
Kunyomi: かく.す, かく.し, かく.れる, よ.る
Onyomi: イン, オン
Composition: 阝 爫 彐 心
Radical: 阜
Meaning: mound, dam (阝 left)
Reading: こざと
Frequency: 348
Alternative forms:
隠滅 (インメツ) destruction (esp. of evidence), spoliation, suppression, hiding, concealment
陰謀 (インボウ) plot, intrigue, scheme, conspiracy, agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
退隠 (タイイン) retirement (from an official position)
大隠 (タイイン) enlightened hermit
隠密 (オンミツ) secret, clandestine, covert, stealthy, spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.), secret agent
隠形 (オンギョウ) invisibility (through magic)
隠す (かくす) to hide, to conceal
隠し (かくし) hiding, concealing, being hidden, being concealed, pocket
隠し引き出し (かくしひきだし) secret drawer, hidden drawer
釘隠 (くぎかくし) nail hider, nailhead cover, decorative object which conceals the head of a nail
雉隠 (きじかくし) Asparagus schoberioides
隠れる (かくれる) to hide, to conceal oneself, to take cover, to disappear (behind), to be hidden (by), to be covered, to go out of sight, to live in seclusion, to retire (from the world), to be unknown (e.g. of a talent), to be undiscovered, to be hidden (e.g. of a meaning), to pass away (of a person of high position)