隠る
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 隠 |
| かく Grade: S |
| kun’yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 隱る (kyūjitai) |
From Old Japanese, shifted from a 四段活用 (yodan katsuyō, “quadrigrade conjugation”) verb.
Verb
隠る • (kakuru) intransitive †nidan
- 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
- 隠れる (kakureru, modern form)
- 隠れ家 (kakurega)
- 隠れ所 (kakuredokoro)
- 雲隠る (kumogakuru)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term |
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| 隠 |
| こも Grade: S |
| kun’yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 隱る (kyūjitai) |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 隠る – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 隠る, is an alternative (dated) spelling of the above term.) |
Old Japanese
Verb
隠る (kakuru) (kana かくる)
- 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)
- 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)
Verb
隠る (namaru) (kana なまる)
- 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)