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隠 means 'hide'

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Strokes : 14    Frequency: 709   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-4    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 120 words   Used in 172 words   Used in 126 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   イン
Kun
   かくす to hide, to conceal   かくれる to hide, to be in hiding
Additional readings
On    オン
Kun    かくし   かかす   よる
Name    お   がくし
Variants
隐 (Chinese)   隱 (kyujitai)  
Notes
The right side does exist as a kanji 𢚩 (-), but not visible on most systems.
Components
⿰  ⻖ (阜) hill  㥯 claws a yo from your heart  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 隠 is used 3 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 隠 is used 159 times, read 3 ways (with 2 variations).
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イン : 56 words FIND ALL
い ん き ょ 0
1. retirement
2. retired person
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オン : 4 words FIND ALL
お ん み つ 0
privacy; secrecy; spy; detective
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かくす : 90 words FIND ALL
か く す 2
Most common form: 隱す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to hide; to conceal
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かくす (read as がく) : 6 words FIND ALL
く も が く れ 3 く も が く れ 0
disappearance
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かくす (read as かくし) : 3 words FIND ALL
は ね か く し 3
noun
rove beetle  (often written with kana only)
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An additional かく.れる less common words include 隠 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1014  Joy o' Kanji : 1014  Key to Kanji: - 

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隠
イン   かくす to hide, to conceal   かくれる to hide, to be in hiding   
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㥯
claws a yo from your heart
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爫
claw
⺕
yo; yell
心
シン   こころ heart   
⻖
hill   
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