匿う

Japanese

Kanji in this term
匿
かくま Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
匿まう 囲まう

Etymology

A surface analysis suggests this is derived from the 未(み)然(ぜん)形(けい) (mizenkei, “irrealis form”) of 囲(かく)む (kakumu, obsolete form of 囲(かこ)む (kakomu, “to encircle; to surround”)) + ふ (fu, an auxiliary verb expressing repetition or ongoing state).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka̠kɯ̟ma̠ɯ̟]
• (Tokyo) かくまう [kàkúmáꜜù] (Nakadaka – [3])

Verb

匿(かくま)う • (kakumau) ^{←かくまふ (kakumafu)?}transitive godan (stem 匿(かくま)い (kakumai), past 匿(かくま)った (kakumatta))

1. to conceal; to hide

Conjugation

Conjugation of "匿う" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	匿わ	かくまわ	kakumawa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	匿い	かくまい	kakumai
Shūshikei ("terminal")	匿う	かくまう	kakumau
Rentaikei ("attributive")	匿う	かくまう	kakumau
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	匿え	かくまえ	kakumae
Meireikei ("imperative")	匿え	かくまえ	kakumae
Key constructions
Passive	匿われる	かくまわれる	kakumawareru
Causative	匿わせる 匿わす	かくまわせる かくまわす	kakumawaseru kakumawasu
Potential	匿える	かくまえる	kakumaeru
Volitional	匿おう	かくまおう	kakumaō
Negative	匿わない	かくまわない	kakumawanai
Negative continuative	匿わず	かくまわず	kakumawazu
Formal	匿います	かくまいます	kakumaimasu
Perfective	匿った	かくまった	kakumatta
Conjunctive	匿って	かくまって	kakumatte
Hypothetical conditional	匿えば	かくまえば	kakumaeba

References

• “^△匿う”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026