隠匿|いんとくintoku[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbconcealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals); sheltering; harboring
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 隠匿する（いんとくする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 隠匿します（いんとくします） |
| Negative (nai) | 隠匿しない（いんとくしない） |
| polite (masen) | 隠匿しません（いんとくしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 隠匿せず・隠匿せぬ（いんとくせず・いんとくせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 隠匿した（いんとくした） |
| polite (mashita) | 隠匿しました（いんとくしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 隠匿しなかった（いんとくしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 隠匿しませんでした（いんとくしませんでした） |
| Te form | 隠匿して（いんとくして） |
| Potential | 隠匿できる（いんとくできる） |
| Passive | 隠匿される（いんとくされる） |
| Causative | 隠匿させる（いんとくさせる） |
| Causative passive | 隠匿させられる（いんとくさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 隠匿すれば（いんとくすれば） |
| tara | 隠匿したら（いんとくしたら） |
| Volitional | 隠匿しよう（いんとくしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 隠匿しましょう（いんとくしましょう） |
| Imperative | 隠匿しろ（いんとくしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym秘匿ひとくWrittenWritten register: hiding something secretly, mainly information or identity, not necessarily illegal; 「隠匿」 suggests hiding stolen goods or criminals.
- Synonym隠すかくすNeutralThe everyday verb for hiding or concealing, with no illegal coloring; 「隠匿」 is more formal, typical of legal and news writing.
- Synonym蔵匿ぞうとくWrittenWritten legal term for hiding or harboring, very close to 「隠匿」 but rare in modern usage.
- Related秘めるひめるNeutralVerb for keeping feelings or potential hidden within, with a subtle, understated beauty; no hint of wrongdoing.
- Related伏せるふせるNeutralVerb for laying something face down, or withholding information as in 「名前を伏せる」; no hint of wrongdoing.
- Related隠蔽いんぺいNeutralDeliberately covering up things unfavorable to you, often corporate or government scandals; 「隠匿」 is about hiding objects or people so they stay undiscovered.
- RelatedかくまうNeutralVerb for sheltering a pursued person so they aren't found, mostly used of people; 「隠匿」 also covers hiding property or evidence.
- Related包み隠しつつみかくしNeutralNoun for holding something back; often in the negative 「包み隠しなく話す」, to tell the whole story frankly; no illegal coloring.
- Related覆い隠すおおいかくすNeutralVerb for covering something from above so it can't be seen, also masking the truth; leans physical; 「隠匿」 stresses deliberate hiding of what must not be found.
- RelatedくらますNeutralVerb mostly for making one's own whereabouts disappear, as in 「姿を晦ます」; can also mean deceiving others; 「隠匿」 is hiding things or people.
- Related忍ばせるしのばせるNeutralVerb for quietly stashing something so no one notices, e.g. 「引き出しに手紙を忍ばせる」; 「隠匿」 carries an improper, illegal tinge.
- Related秘するひするWrittenWritten verb for keeping information secret and not letting it out; often 「名を秘す」, keeping one's name undisclosed.
- Antonym公開こうかいNeutralAntonym: making something available to the public, the opposite of hiding it away as 「隠匿」 does.
- Antonym暴露ばくろNeutralAntonym: exposing or revealing secrets and wrongdoing, the opposite of keeping things hidden from view.
Use 「隠匿」 for illegally hiding assets, evidence or criminals, often in legal or news contexts. For everyday hiding say 「隠す」; for covering up scandals 「隠蔽」; for sheltering a fugitive 「匿う」; for hiding information or identity in formal prose 「秘匿」.
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