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隠れる · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	隠かくれる	隠かくれない
Polite	隠かくれます	隠かくれません
Past polite	隠かくれました	隠かくれませんでした
Past	隠かくれた	隠かくれなかった
Te-form	隠かくれて	隠かくれないで
Desire	隠かくれたい	隠かくれたくない
Potential	隠かくれられるalso 隠かくれれる	隠かくれられないalso 隠かくれれない
Passive	隠かくれられる	隠かくれられない
Causative	隠かくれさせる	隠かくれさせない
Causative passive	隠かくれさせられる	隠かくれさせられない
Volitional	隠かくれよう
Polite volitional	隠かくれましょう
Imperative	隠かくれろ	隠かくれるな
Conditional	隠かくれれば	隠かくれなければ
Tara conditional	隠かくれたら	隠かくれなかったら

Pairs with隠す

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

hide; conceal oneself; take cover

Physical hiding of a person or animal; moving out of sight or behind something.

子こ供どもが押おし入いれに隠かくれた。
The child hid in the closet.
雨あめが降ふってきたので、軒のき下したに隠かくれた。
It started raining, so I took cover under the eaves.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be hidden; be covered; disappear behind

Something becomes hidden from view by another object, or disappears behind something. Often used with に or で marking the covering thing.

月つきが雲くもに隠かくれた。
The moon disappeared behind the clouds.
家いえが木きの陰かげに隠かくれて見みえない。
The house is hidden by the trees and can't be seen.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

live in seclusion; retire from the world

Deliberately withdrawing from public life or society; living quietly away from others.

彼かれは世よを捨すてて山やま奥おくに隠かくれた。
He abandoned the world and hid himself deep in the mountains.
隠かくれて暮くらしたいと思おもうこともある。
There are times when I feel like living in seclusion.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

hidden (talent, meaning); undiscovered; unknown

Used prenominally as 隠れた to describe something not widely known or recognized, such as a talent, a good restaurant, or a deeper meaning.

彼かれには隠かくれた才さい能のうがある。
He has a hidden talent.
この言こと葉ばには隠かくれた意い味みがある。
There is a hidden meaning behind these words.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

pass away (honorific)

honorific or respectful (sonkeigo)

Honorific expression for the death of a person of high status. Used in the fixed pattern お隠れになる.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉に隠かくれるto hide in/at a place
猫ねこはベッドの下したに隠かくれた。
The cat hid under the bed.
〈物もの〉が〈物もの〉に隠かくれるfor one thing to become hidden behind another
月つきが雲くもに隠かくれた。
The moon disappeared behind the clouds.
隠かくれた〈物もの〉a hidden or unrecognized (talent, meaning, etc.)
彼かの女じょには隠かくれた才さい能のうがある。
She has a hidden talent.
〈場ば所しょ〉で隠かくれて暮くらすto live in seclusion somewhere
彼かれは田舎いなかで隠かくれて暮くらしている。
He lives in seclusion out in the countryside.
〈人ひと〉に隠かくれて〈動どう詞し〉to do something secretly, without someone noticing
母ははに隠かくれてお菓か子しを食たべた。
I ate the snack secretly, without my mother noticing.

Expressions

野やに隠かくれるretire from public service; withdraw from official life
隠かくれもないwell-known; undisputed; obvious
お隠かくれになるpass away; die
紅くれないは園その生うに植うえても隠かくれなしgood wine needs no bush; talent stands out

Kanji

隠conceal, hide, cover
匿hide, shelter, shield

Transitive / intransitive

隠かくすN3sense 1
隠れる is intransitive, describing a person or thing hiding or becoming hidden, while 隠す is transitive, meaning to hide something.

Related words· 6

潜ひそむN1sense 1
隠れる is the general verb for hiding or being hidden, while 潜む suggests lurking quietly, often used for danger, animals, or hidden feelings.
忍しのぶN1sense 1
隠れる simply means to hide or be out of sight, while 忍ぶ (in this sense) means to move stealthily or conceal oneself so as not to be noticed, often in a literary or dramatic context.
潜せん伏ぷく
隠れる is the general verb for hiding oneself or being out of sight, while 潜伏 implies a deliberate, often prolonged concealment to avoid detection.
潜もぐるN2
隠れる is the general verb for hiding oneself anywhere, while 潜る specifically implies moving under or into a confined space to hide.

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紛まぎれるN1
隠れる means 'to hide' intentionally, whereas 紛れる implies blending in or disappearing naturally into surroundings, often without deliberate concealment.
埋うもれる
隠れる simply means to be hidden or out of sight, while 埋もれる implies being buried under something (earth, snow, papers, obscurity).

Opposites· 5

現あらわれるN3sense 2
隠れる means to become hidden or disappear from view, while 現れる means to appear or come into view, making them direct opposites.
見みえるN4
見える means something is visible or in sight, while 隠れる means it is hidden from view.
知しれるN1
隠れる means to remain hidden or concealed, the opposite of 知れる's meaning of becoming known or coming to light.

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見みつかるN4
隠れる means to hide or stay out of sight, the opposite state of 見つかる, where something is discovered or noticed.
ばれるN1
隠れる means to stay hidden or concealed, the opposite of ばれる, which means a secret gets exposed.

Don't confuse with

隠かくれ
隠れる is the intransitive verb 'to hide/be hidden', whereas 隠れ is the related noun/prefix form used in compounds like 隠れ家, not a conjugated verb form.

Word family· 35

隠かくれ
hidden; concealed; crypto-; unknown · passing away; death
隠かくれ家が
hiding place; hideout; refuge · retreat; hideaway; getaway
かくれんぼ
hide-and-seek
隠かくれ蓑みの
cover; front; guise · Dendropanax trifidus (plant) · straw raincoat of invisibility (folklore)
見みえ隠かくれ
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view

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雲くも隠がくれ
vanishing behind clouds · disappearing; going into hiding
隠かくれ里ざと
hidden village; isolated village · legendary hidden land; Shangri-La
葉は隠がくれ
hiding in the leaves
お隠かくれ
passing away; death
巣す隠がくれ
hiding in the nest; staying hidden in one's nest
木こ隠がくれ
hiding behind a tree; being hidden by trees
隠かくれ場ば
hiding place
隠かくれ笠がさ
hat of invisibility
隠かくれ線せん
hidden line (in a technical drawing)
カクレガニ
pea crab
隠かくれ身み
vanishing from sight; disappearing; hiding
隠かくれ道みち
hidden path; secret path
隠かくれ鬼おに
hide-and-seek tag

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Written forms

隠かくれるUsage86%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
かくれるUsage14%
匿かくれるUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Rare kanji form; included for search coverage.

Etymology

Derived from the verb 隠る (かくる) with the intransitive/passive auxiliary れる, indicating spontaneous or passive hiding. The kanji 隠 carries the core meaning of concealment.