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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)
On
   イン
Kun
   かく to hide, to conceal   かくれる to hide, to be in hiding
On    オン
Kun    かく   かか   よ
Name    お   がくし
The right side does exist as a kanji 𢚩 (-), but not visible on most systems.
⿰   () hill   claws a yo from your heart  
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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
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1. retirement
2. retired person
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オン : 4 words FIND ALL
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privacy; secrecy; spy; detective
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かく : 90 words FIND ALL
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Most common form: 隱す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to hide; to conceal
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かく (read as がく) : 6 words FIND ALL
3 0
disappearance
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かく (read as かくし) : 3 words FIND ALL
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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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イン   かく to hide, to conceal   かくれる to hide, to be in hiding   
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claws a yo from your heart
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claw
yo; yell
シン   こころ heart   
hill   
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