隠かくし

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Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

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).

Rare alternate form of 衣嚢 (かくし), an old word for pocket. Mostly encountered in historical contexts or as a variant spelling.

頭あたま隠かくして尻しり隠かくさずburying one's head in the sand; hiding the head but not the bottom

隠いん匿とく sense 1
隠し is the everyday noun for hiding something, while 隠匿 (いんとく) is a stiff, often legal term for concealment, as of evidence or a crime.
衣い嚢のう sense 2
隠し is a casual, kana-friendly variant used for 'pocket', while 衣嚢 (いのう) is the older, more formal kanji word for the same meaning.

公こう開かいN1sense 1
隠し refers to keeping something hidden, whereas 公開 means making it publicly known, so the two describe opposite treatments of information.

隠かくすN3
隠し is the noun/prefix form seen in compounds like 隠し事, while 隠す is the transitive verb meaning 'to hide (something)', so they differ in part of speech though they share the same root.

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隠かくしUsage69%
Standard kanji form for the noun and affix uses.
かくしUsage31%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.

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).