隠かくす

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隠す · godan verb (-su)

Meanings

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

General transitive verb for hiding or concealing something physical or abstract.

〈人ひと〉に〈事こと〉を隠かくすto hide something from someone
彼かれは本ほん当とうの気き持もちを彼かの女じょに隠かくしていた。
He was hiding his true feelings from her.
〈物もの〉を〈場ば所しょ〉に隠かくすto hide an object in a place
お金かねを引ひき出だしの奥おくに隠かくした。
I hid the money at the back of the drawer.
表ひょう情じょうを隠かくすto hide one's facial expression
彼かの女じょは驚おどろいた表ひょう情じょうを隠かくそうとした。
She tried to hide her surprised expression.
正しょう体たいを隠かくすto conceal one's true identity
その男おとこはずっと正しょう体たいを隠かくしていた。
That man had been concealing his true identity all along.

姿すがたを隠かくすhide oneself; conceal oneself; disappear from sight
身みを隠かくすhide oneself; conceal oneself
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
木きを隠かくすなら森もりの中なかhide a tree in the forest
能のうある鷹たかは爪つめを隠かくすa wise person does not show off all their abilities; a skilled hawk hides its talons
木この葉はを隠かくすなら森もりの中なかhide a leaf in a forest

隠かくれるN4
隠す is the transitive verb meaning to hide something, while 隠れる is its intransitive partner meaning to hide oneself or be hidden.

秘ひめるN1
隠す is the general, everyday verb for hiding anything physical or abstract, while 秘める is more literary and typically describes keeping feelings or talents privately held inside.
潜ひそめる
隠す broadly means to conceal something, whereas 潜める has a narrower use, most commonly in fixed phrases like 声を潜める (to lower one's voice).
隠いん匿とく
隠す is the plain, everyday word for hiding something, while 隠匿する is a formal, often legal term for concealing things like stolen goods or evidence.
隠いん蔽ぺい
隠す is the everyday verb for hiding anything, while 隠蔽 is a formal noun implying a deliberate, systematic cover-up of facts or wrongdoing.

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覆おおうN3
隠す focuses on hiding something from sight or knowledge, often intentionally, while 覆う emphasizes physically placing a cover over something, which may or may not be meant to conceal.
葬ほうむるN1
隠す is the general verb for hiding or concealing anything, while 葬る implies deliberately making an issue disappear from public attention for good.
伏ふせるN1
隠す is the general, everyday word for hiding an object or fact, while 伏せる is more formal and often used dramatically for withholding specific information such as a name or diagnosis.
包つつむN4
隠す is the general verb for hiding anything, while 包む in this sense specifically suggests holding a feeling inside without letting it show.

表あらわすN3
隠す means to hide something from view, while 現す means to reveal or show it, making them direct opposites.
打うち明あけるN2
隠す means to hide or conceal something from others, the opposite of 打ち明ける which means to reveal it openly.
伝つたえるN4
隠す means to hide or conceal information, the opposite of 伝える, which means to pass it on to others.

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見みせるN5
隠す means to hide something from view, the direct opposite of 見せる, which means to show or reveal it.
示しめすN3
隠す means to hide something from view, the direct opposite of 示す's meaning of making something visible or evident.
明あかすN1
隠す means to hide or conceal something, the direct opposite of 明かす's meaning of revealing or disclosing it.
ばらすN2
隠す means to hide or conceal something, the opposite of ばらす's sense of exposing a secret.
暴あばく
隠す means to hide or conceal something, the direct opposite of 暴く, which means to expose or bring it to light.
見みせびらかすN1
隠す means 'to hide' something from view, the opposite action of 見せびらかす, which is to display it prominently.
晒さらすN1
隠す means to hide or conceal something, the opposite of 晒す's meaning of exposing it to view.
知しらせるN4
隠す means to conceal information from someone, the opposite of 知らせる, which means to reveal or convey it.

隠かくし
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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隠かくすUsage92%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
かくすUsage8%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.
匿かくすUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Derived from the verb 隠る (かくる, 'to hide oneself') with the transitive suffix す. The kanji 隠 is conventionally associated with hiding or concealment.