隠す・匿す|かくすkakusu[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. godan verb, transitive verbto hide; to conceal
   私は母ははがケーキを隠かくすのを見みた。↗

   I saw my mother hide the cake.

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• Synonym秘めるひめるNeutralKeeps thoughts or abilities hidden inside, as in 「思いを秘める」「可能性を秘める」; mostly for inner feelings or latent potential.
• Synonym隠匿いんとくFormalHiding things that must not be found or harboring people, as in 「証拠隠匿」; common in legal and news contexts, more formal than 「隠す」 and often shady.
• Synonym秘匿ひとくWrittenKeeping something secret, as in 「情報を秘匿する」; a written, formal word used mostly for information, weightier than 「隠す」.
• Synonym覆い隠すおおいかくすNeutralCovers or blocks something from view, or masks a fact, as in 「真実を覆い隠す」; stresses the act of covering more than 「隠す」 does.
• Synonym隠し立てかくしだてNeutralHolding something back; usually negated, as in 「隠し立てしない」. It is about not being frank, not about hiding physical things.
• Synonym秘するひするWrittenA written verb for keeping something undisclosed, as in 「名を秘する」; rare today — in everyday speech say 「隠す」.
• Related覆うおおうNeutralCovers or shields something, as in 「顔を手で覆う」; the point is covering, not necessarily any intent to conceal.
• Related伏せるふせるNeutralTurns something face down, or withholds information, as in 「名前を伏せる」; centers on keeping a specific detail undisclosed.
• Related押し隠すおしかくすWrittenPresses feelings down so no one notices, as in 「悲しみを押し隠す」; mostly used with emotions, while 「隠す」 takes a far wider range of objects.
• Related包み隠すつつみかくすNeutralWraps up and hides; often in the negative 「包み隠さず話す」, meaning to tell everything without holding anything back.
• Related隠蔽いんぺいNeutralDeliberately covering up inconvenient facts, as in 「事故を隠蔽する」; carries a negative tone, typical of organizational cover-ups.
• Related潜めるひそめるNeutralHides something away or lowers one's voice, as in 「身を潜める」「声を潜める」; 「隠す」 has no sense of making a sound quieter.
• RelatedくらますNeutralHides one's whereabouts, as in 「行方を晦ます」; used for disappearing or going into hiding, and can also mean deceiving people.
• Related忍ばせるしのばせるNeutralSlips something on one's person unnoticed, as in 「ナイフを懐に忍ばせる」; also used for quieting one's footsteps.
• Related蔵匿ぞうとくFormalA legal term for hiding criminals or goods, as in 「犯人蔵匿罪」; rarely used — in ordinary contexts say 「隠す」 or 「匿う」.
• Related覆い被せるおおいかぶせるNeutralPlaces a cover over something from above; the focus is the covering action itself, with no nuance of concealment.
• Relatedひた隠すひたかくすNeutralConceals the truth or a secret at all costs, desperately; far stronger than 「隠す」.
• Antonym晒すさらすNeutralExposes things to sunlight or public view, as in 「恥を晒す」; stands opposite to 「隠す」 on the hide-versus-reveal axis.
• Antonym公開するNeutralMakes something public for everyone to see; the opposite of 「隠す」, which keeps things out of sight or undisclosed.

To keep something out of sight or unknown, 「隠す」 is the default. For covering up a scandal say 「隠蔽」; for feelings or potential kept in one's heart, 「秘める」; for withholding a name or detail, 「伏せる」. Formal or written alternatives include 「隠匿」「秘匿」「蔵匿」. The opposite of hiding is 「公開する」, to make things public.

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

1. 物ものを覆おおったり別べつのものの奥おくに移動いどうしたりして、人ひとの目めにふれないようにする。
2. 物事ものごとを人ひとに知しられないようにする。秘密ひみつにする。隠蔽いんぺいする。
3. （主おもに「かくさない」「かくせない」の形かたちで）感情かんじょうなどをあらわにする。表面ひょうめんに出でてしまう。