He is a closet fan.
He is researching the history of hidden Christians.
There are many hidden gem shops in this town.
Euphemistic noun for death, often used in the phrase お隠れになる (to pass away) for respected persons. The standalone noun 隠れ is less common but understood in context.
See also: お隠れ
A year has passed since my grandfather's passing.
お隠れ is the honorific version of 隠れ used specifically for the death of a respected person (as in お隠れになる), while plain 隠れ in this sense is rarely used alone.
hiding place; hideout; refuge · retreat; hideaway; getaway
hide; conceal oneself; take cover · be hidden; be covered; disappear behind · live in seclusion; retire from the world · hidden (talent, meaning); undiscovered; unknown · pass away (honorific)
hide-and-seek
cover; front; guise · Dendropanax trifidus (plant) · straw raincoat of invisibility (folklore)
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
vanishing behind clouds · disappearing; going into hiding
hidden village; isolated village · legendary hidden land; Shangri-La
hiding in the leaves
passing away; death
Standard kanji spelling for the prefix and noun uses.
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the prefix nuance is light.
Derived from the verb 隠れる (かくれる, 'to hide oneself'). The prefix/noun form 隠れ is the continuative stem (連用形) of the verb, used to form compounds.
hiding in the nest; staying hidden in one's nest
hiding behind a tree; being hidden by trees
hiding place
hat of invisibility
hidden line (in a technical drawing)
pea crab
vanishing from sight; disappearing; hiding
hidden path; secret path
hide-and-seek tag