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隠し立て (かくしだて) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
secrecy ; keeping secret ; hiding things
Often used in negative contexts like 隠し立てしない (not hiding anything) or 隠し立てをする (to keep secrets). Implies deliberately concealing information from someone.
せ
ず
に
話はな
し
て
ください
。
Please tell me without hiding anything.
Written forms 隠かく し 立だ て Usage 58%
隠かく しだて Usage 42%
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common but still encountered.
Similar words 秘ひ 密みつ 秘密 is a general noun for 'secret' or 'confidential matter', while 隠し立て emphasizes the act of concealing or keeping something secret from someone.
隠かく す 隠す is the transitive verb 'to hide/conceal something', whereas 隠し立て is the noun/suru-verb form focusing on the behavior of secrecy.
Etymology Compound of 隠し (kakushi, 'hiding', from 隠す) + 立て (date, suffix indicating an action or state). The exact derivation of 立て is uncertain, but it often adds a sense of 'doing something deliberately' or 'keeping up an action'.
