掩えん蔽ぺい

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Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

General term for hiding or covering something from view, detection, or observation. Used in both literal and figurative contexts.

煙えん幕まくで部ぶ隊たいの動うごきを掩えん蔽ぺいした。

They screened the troop movement with a smoke screen.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

astronomy

Astronomical term: the passage of one celestial body in front of another, hiding it from view.

隠いん蔽ぺい
隠蔽 (いんぺい) also means concealment, but often implies hiding facts, evidence, or wrongdoing, whereas 掩蔽 is more about physical or visual covering.
遮しゃ蔽へい
遮蔽 (しゃへい) means shielding or blocking (e.g., radiation, light), focusing on the barrier rather than the act of hiding.

Sino-Japanese word. 掩 (en, 'cover, conceal') + 蔽 (hei, 'cover, hide'). The kanji 掩 is not in the jōyō list, so the word is sometimes written in kana.