隠し

隠し

Japanese

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

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

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) かくし​ [kàkúshíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
  • IPA^(key): [ka̠kɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Noun

隠し (hiragana かくし, rōmaji kakushi)

1. that which is hidden
2. that which is protected from outside
3. (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”)