also: えんめつ
隠滅する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 隠滅する | 隠滅しない |
| Polite | 隠滅します | 隠滅しません |
| Past polite | 隠滅しました | 隠滅しませんでした |
| Past | 隠滅した | 隠滅しなかった |
| Te-form | 隠滅して | 隠滅しないで |
| Desire | 隠滅したい | 隠滅したくない |
| Potential | 隠滅できる | 隠滅できない |
| Passive | 隠滅される | 隠滅されない |
| Causative | 隠滅させる | 隠滅させない |
| Causative passive | 隠滅させられる | 隠滅させられない |
| Volitional | 隠滅しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 隠滅しましょう | |
| Imperative | 隠滅しろ | 隠滅するな |
| Conditional | 隠滅すれば | 隠滅しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 隠滅したら | 隠滅しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb, transitive verb
destruction of evidence; spoliation; suppression
Primarily a legal term for destroying, hiding, or tampering with evidence. Also used more broadly for suppressing or obliterating something to prevent its discovery.
He was arrested for destruction of evidence.
The company tried to suppress inconvenient documents.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
Only when written 隠滅
Restricted to the kanji form 隠滅. Refers to hiding or concealing something, not necessarily evidence. Less common than the legal sense.
He hid his past and started a new life.
The suspect tried to destroy the evidence.
He attempted to destroy the evidence, but failed.
The evidence was destroyed in the fire.
抹殺 means to obliterate or erase something completely (including records or one's existence), while 隠滅 focuses specifically on destroying evidence to escape detection.
Irregular reading of the rare kanji form 湮滅. Not recommended for learners.
Rarely used kanji form. Included for recognition only.