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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

隠

Radical

Radical: 阜

Meaning: mound, dam (阝 left)

Reading: こざと

Frequency: 348

Alternative forms:

阝(alt radical position hen)

阜

Examples

Onyomi Examples

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)

Kunyomi Examples

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)

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