隠る

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
かく
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
隱る (kyūjitai)

From Old Japanese, shifted from a 四段活用 (yodan katsuyō, quadrigrade conjugation) verb.

Verb

(かく) • (kakuru) intransitive nidan

  1. to hide, conceal oneself
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
こも
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
隱る (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 隠る – see the following entry.
もる
[verb] to seclude oneself
[verb] to be filled with...
[verb] to be stuffy, to be muffled
Alternative spellings
籠る, 篭る, 篭もる
(This term, 隠る, is an alternative spelling (dated) of the above term.)

Old Japanese

Verb

隠る (kakuru) (kana かくる)

  1. to hide, conceal oneself
Usage notes

Kakuru is used in terms of “disappearing from sight”, while ko2moru below is used for “concealing while unseen from the outside”.

Conjugation
Derived terms
  • 雲隠る (kumogakuru)
Descendants
  • Japanese: 隠れる (kakureru)

Etymology 2

The stem kom- relates to “fill” and “filling”, cognate with 込む (ko2mu, to conceal) and possibly (ko2me2, husked rice). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Verb

隠る (ko2moru) (kana こもる)

  1. to seclude oneself
Conjugation
Descendants

Verb

隠る (namaru) (kana なまる)

  1. to hide, conceal oneself
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • 隠り (namari, *nabari)
Descendants
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