He is hiding his true feelings.
隠
conceal, hide, cover
Kanji
Grade
Grade 8
Strokes
14 strokes
Radical
阜部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
イン, オン
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
かくす, かくし, かくれる, かかす, よる
Nanori (Name Reading)
やす
Common Readings
イン, かく…す, かく…れる
Example sentences
I couldn't hide my surprise at the sudden news.
The moon has hidden behind the clouds.
He hid in the shadow of the building.
The culprit hid in a mountain hut to escape from the police pursuit.
It's not good to have secrets from your parents.
Since he has a sharp sense of smell, you can't hide anything.
The company covered up the scandal.
He pulled strings with the police and tried to cover up the incident.
He told a joke to hide his embarrassment.
Example Vocabulary
隠す
to hide; to conceal; to keep secret
隠れる
to hide; to be hidden
身を隠す
to hide oneself; to go into hiding
隠し事
secret; something hidden
隠蔽
concealment; suppression; cover-up
照れ隠し
covering up embarrassment; glossing over one's shyness
覆い隠す
to cover up; to conceal; to hide from view
隠し持つ
to possess secretly; to hide (on one's person)
隠しきれる
to be able to hide completely; to be able to keep secret
目隠し
blindfold; screening; covering one's eyes
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