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隠す

かくす

to hide

Mnemonic

Whatever it was has gone round the far side of the hill where nobody can see it. A cuckoo's trick, leaving it somewhere it will not be found: かくす.

Worth knowing

隠れる かくれる is you hiding yourself; 隠す is hiding something.

Built from

hide, conceal
阝 a hill on the left, and something tucked round the back of it.

Words sharing these kanji

to hide, to disappear

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