隠し

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
隠
かく Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
隱し (kyūjitai)

Etymology

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 隠(かく)す (kakusu, “to hide”). In sense 3, from how a pocket is “hidden”.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かくし (Odaka – )
IPA^(key):

Noun

隠(かく)し • (kakushi)

that which is hidden
that which is protected from outside
(clothing) pocket

Derived terms

隠(かく)し味(あじ) (kakushiaji, “subtle flavor”)
隠(かく)し武(ぶ)器(き) (kakushi buki, “concealed weapons”)
神(かみ)隠(かく)し (kamikakushi, “being spirited away”)
照(て)れ隠(かく)し (terekakushi, “hiding one's embarrassment”)
目(め)隠(かく)し (mekakushi, “blindfold; blinkers”)
隠(かく)し持(も)つ (kakushimotsu)

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