Kakureru

JLPT N3

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隠れる (Kakureru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to hide, to conceal oneself, to take cover, to disappear (behind)”.

Meanings

  1. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto hide; to conceal oneself; to take cover
  2. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to be covered; to go out of sight
  3. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
  4. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be unknown (e.g. of a talent); to be undiscovered; to be hidden (e.g. of a meaning)usu. prenominally as 隠れた
  5. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto pass away (of a person of high position)as お隠れになる

Examples

  • He hid in an abandoned building.

  • He hid himself behind the door.

  • The cat hid among the branches.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 隠れる

conceal

Related words

to hideretirement (from work)anonymityplotto shut oneself in (e.g. one's room)destruction (esp. of evidence)to be frank with yousecret languageconcealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals)appearing and disappearingsecret drawerindex (in a book)