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かくす is an exact match with one form of the following word:
隠す
BOOST
Reading : かくす   
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to hide; to conceal
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 2 (among the 1,500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 144,666 which gives a rank of 1,571
隠す is the most useful form. 5 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 19,000 (about 33,700,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 3130 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 2933
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 12 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
かんじん
肝心
ははおや
母親
さえ
すがた
姿
かく
してしまった

Even my dear mother had disappeared.
こい
せき
かく
せない
kotowaza
Love and a cough cannot be hid.
くも
たいよう
太陽
かく
した

The clouds hid the sun.
かくす
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 167,000 (about 454,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 12 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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隱す
BOOST
Reading : かくす   
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• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 17,000 (about 57,100,000 results)
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匿す
BOOST
Reading : かくす   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 185,000 (about 372,000 results)
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隱くす
BOOST
Reading : かくす   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 240,000 (about 36,000 results)
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隠くす
BOOST
Reading : かくす   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 165,000 (about 466,000 results)
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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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イン   かくすかくれる to hide / conceal  to hide / be in hiding   
トク    hide   
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ジャク   ニャク   わか young   もしくは or   
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ウ   ユウ   みぎ right   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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grass   
side open box
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