noun, noun, used as a prefix, noun, used as a suffix
hiding; concealing; being hidden
Used as a noun for the act or state of hiding something, and as a prefix/suffix in compounds like 隠し味 (hidden flavor) or 隠し事 (secret).
彼は隠し事が多くて信用できない。
He has many secrets and can't be trusted.
この料理の隠し味は味噌だ。
The hidden flavor in this dish is miso.
noun
Rare alternate form of 衣嚢 (かくし), an old word for pocket. Mostly encountered in historical contexts or as a variant spelling.
See also: 衣嚢 (かくし)
古文書では「隠し」が衣嚢の意味で使われることがある。
In old documents, 隠し can be used to mean a pocket.
衣嚢 is the more specific kanji form for 'pocket' in older Japanese, while 隠し is a variant spelling for that sense and more commonly means 'hiding'.
隠す is the transitive verb 'to hide something', while 隠し is the noun form or affix.
Derived from the verb 隠す (to hide). The pocket sense is a rare alternate spelling of 衣嚢, which itself is a compound of 衣 (clothing) and 嚢 (bag).