隠し
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Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term |
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隠 |
かく Grade: S |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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隱し (kyūjitai) |
Etymology[edit]
連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 隠す (kakusu, “to hide”). In sense 3, from how a pocket is “hidden”.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- 隠し味 (kakushiaji, “subtle flavor”)
- 隠し武器 (kakushi buki, “concealed weapons”)
- 神隠し (kamikakushi, “being spirited away”)
- 照れ隠し (terekakushi, “hiding one's embarrassment”)
- 目隠し (mekakushi, “blindfold; blinkers”)
- 隠し持つ (kakushimotsu)