秘ひ匿とく

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秘匿する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Formal term for keeping something secret or hidden, often used in legal, military, or official contexts.

〈事こと〉を秘ひ匿とくするto keep something (a fact, information) hidden
会かい社しゃは不ふ正せいを秘ひ匿とくしていた。
The company had concealed the wrongdoing.
〈人ひと〉から秘ひ匿とくするto hide something from someone
捜そう査さ当とう局きょくはその情じょう報ほうを国こく民みんから秘ひ匿とくした。
The investigative authorities concealed the information from the public.

隠いん蔽ぺい
隠蔽 often implies covering up wrongdoing or facts, whereas 秘匿 is a neutral, formal term for keeping something confidential.
秘ひ密みつN3
秘密 is the general everyday word for 'secret', while 秘匿 is a formal term emphasizing the deliberate act of keeping something hidden.
隠いん匿とく
秘匿 focuses on keeping information or facts secret, while 隠匿 more broadly covers hiding people, objects, or evidence, often illegally.

公こう開かいN1
公開 means to make something public, the direct opposite of 秘匿, which means to keep something hidden.
開かい示じ
秘匿 means keeping something hidden or secret, the opposite of 開示's act of making information available.
披ひ瀝れき
秘匿 means to conceal or keep something secret, the formal opposite of 披瀝, which means to openly reveal one's thoughts.

隠いん匿とく
隠匿 and 秘匿 share the kanji 匿 and both mean to hide something, but 隠匿 usually implies hiding a person or object (often illegally), while 秘匿 focuses on keeping information secret.

Compound of 秘 (secret) and 匿 (hide, shelter). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys 'concealment'.