隠る

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

Alternative spelling
隱る (kyūjitai)

From Old Japanese, shifted from a 四段活用 (yodan katsuyō, “quadrigrade conjugation”) verb.

Verb

隠(かく)る • (kakuru) intransitive ^†nidan

1. to hide, conceal oneself

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "隠る" (ラ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	隠れ	かくれ	kakure
Continuative (連用形)	隠れ	かくれ	kakure
Terminal (終止形)	隠る	かくる	kakuru
Attributive (連体形)	隠るる	かくるる	kakururu
Realis (已然形)	隠るれ	かくるれ	kakurure
Imperative (命令形)	隠れよ	かくれよ	kakureyo
Key constructions
Negative	隠れず	かくれず	kakurezu
Contrasting conjunction	隠るれど	かくるれど	kakururedo
Causal conjunction	隠るれば	かくるれば	kakurureba
Conditional conjunction	隠れば	かくれば	kakureba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	隠れき	かくれき	kakureki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	隠れけり	かくれけり	kakurekeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	隠れつ	かくれつ	kakuretu
Perfect tense (natural event)	隠れぬ	かくれぬ	kakurenu
Perfect-continuative tense	隠れたり	かくれたり	kakuretari
Volitional	隠れむ	かくれむ	kakuremu

Derived terms

• 隠(かく)れる (kakureru, modern form)
• 隠(かく)れ家(が) (kakurega)
• 隠(かく)れ所(どころ) (kakuredokoro)
• 雲(くも)隠(がく)る (kumogakuru)

Etymology 2

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

Alternative spelling
隱る (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 隠る – see the following entry.

【籠こもる】 [verb] to seclude oneself [verb] to be filled with... [verb] to be stuffy, to be muffled Alternative spellings 籠る, 篭る, 篭もる

(This term, 隠る, is an alternative spelling (dated) of the above term.)

Old Japanese

Etymology 1

Verb

隠る (kakuru) (kana かくる)

1. to hide, conceal oneself

Usage notes

Kakuru is used in terms of “disappearing from sight”, while ko₂moru below is used for “concealing while unseen from the outside”.

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "隠る" (ラ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	隠ら	かくら	kakura
Continuative (連用形)	隠り	かくり	kakuri
Terminal (終止形)	隠る	かくる	kakuru
Attributive (連体形)	隠る	かくる	kakuru
Realis (已然形)	隠れ	かくれ	kakure
Imperative (命令形)	隠れ	かくれ	kakure
Key constructions
Negative	隠らず	かくらず	kakurazu
Contrasting conjunction	隠れど	かくれど	kakuredo
Causal conjunction	隠れば	かくれば	kakureba
Conditional conjunction	隠らば	かくらば	kakuraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	隠りき	かくりき	kakuriki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	隠りけり	かくりけり	kakurikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	隠りつ	かくりつ	kakuritu
Perfect tense (natural event)	隠りぬ	かくりぬ	kakurinu
Perfect-continuative tense	隠れり 隠りたり	かくれり かくりたり	kakureri kakuritari
Volitional	隠らむ	かくらむ	kakuramu

Derived terms

• 雲隠る (kumogakuru)

Descendants

• Japanese: 隠れる (kakureru)

Etymology 2

The stem kom- relates to “fill” and “filling”, cognate with 込む (ko₂mu, “to conceal”) and possibly 米 (ko₂me₂, “husked rice”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Verb

隠る (ko₂moru) (kana こもる)

1. to seclude oneself

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "隠る" (ラ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	隠ら	こもら	komora
Continuative (連用形)	隠り	こもり	komori
Terminal (終止形)	隠る	こもる	komoru
Attributive (連体形)	隠る	こもる	komoru
Realis (已然形)	隠れ	こもれ	komore
Imperative (命令形)	隠れ	こもれ	komore
Key constructions
Negative	隠らず	こもらず	komorazu
Contrasting conjunction	隠れど	こもれど	komoredo
Causal conjunction	隠れば	こもれば	komoreba
Conditional conjunction	隠らば	こもらば	komoraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	隠りき	こもりき	komoriki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	隠りけり	こもりけり	komorikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	隠りつ	こもりつ	komoritu
Perfect tense (natural event)	隠りぬ	こもりぬ	komorinu
Perfect-continuative tense	隠れり 隠りたり	こもれり こもりたり	komoreri komoritari
Volitional	隠らむ	こもらむ	komoramu

Descendants

• Japanese: 籠もる (komoru)

Etymology 3

Verb

隠る (namaru) (kana なまる)

1. to hide, conceal oneself

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "隠る" (ラ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	隠ら	なまら	namara
Continuative (連用形)	隠り	なまり	namari
Terminal (終止形)	隠る	なまる	namaru
Attributive (連体形)	隠る	なまる	namaru
Realis (已然形)	隠れ	なまれ	namare
Imperative (命令形)	隠れ	なまれ	namare
Key constructions
Negative	隠らず	なまらず	namarazu
Contrasting conjunction	隠れど	なまれど	namaredo
Causal conjunction	隠れば	なまれば	namareba
Conditional conjunction	隠らば	なまらば	namaraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	隠りき	なまりき	namariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	隠りけり	なまりけり	namarikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	隠りつ	なまりつ	namaritu
Perfect tense (natural event)	隠りぬ	なまりぬ	namarinu
Perfect-continuative tense	隠れり 隠りたり	なまれり なまりたり	namareri namaritari
Volitional	隠らむ	なまらむ	namaramu

Derived terms

• 隠り (namari, *nabari)

Descendants

• Japanese: 隠る (nabaru)