How to say "hiding" in Japanese

• 潜伏せんぷくCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbCovers physically hiding oneself: going into hiding, lying low, or lurking in a place, the way a fugitive or spy stays out of sight for an extended period.
  容疑者ようぎしゃは三さん週間しゅうかん山さんに潜伏せんぷくしていた。↗

  The suspect was hiding out in the mountains for three weeks.
• 秘匿ひとくCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers keeping something hidden from others: concealing or withholding information, facts, or things so that other people cannot know about them or discover them.
• 隠滅いんめつCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbSeldom a general word for hiding: it really means making something disappear entirely, especially hiding or destroying evidence so that wrongdoing cannot be proven; not for hiding people or ordinary objects.

Use 潜伏 for a person physically going into hiding or lying low, 秘匿 for keeping information or things secret from others, and 隠滅 for hiding or destroying evidence of wrongdoing.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 潜伏せんぷくconcealment
• 秘匿ひとくhiding
• 隠しかくしhiding
• 隠蔽いんぺいconcealment
• ハイディングhiding
• 隠れ身かくれみvanishing from sight (usu. via magic, camouflage. etc.)
• 隠秘いんぴmaking secret
• 隠滅いんめつhiding