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葉隠 (はがくれ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

葉は隠がくれ

Meanings

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noun

Hagakure

work of art, literature, music, etc.

Title of a classic 1716 treatise on bushido, dictated by Yamamoto Tsunetomo to Tashiro Tsuramoto.

『葉は隠がくれ』は武ぶ士し道どうの精せい神しんを説といた書しょ物もつです。
Hagakure is a book that expounds the spirit of bushido.

Kanji

葉leaf, plane, lobe
隠conceal, hide, cover

Etymology

The title 葉隠 (Hagakure) literally means 'hidden by leaves' or 'in the shadow of leaves', reflecting the idea of a warrior living modestly and serving in the background.