NichiDict

隠れる

N3
かくれる
匿れる
[kakureru]
Illustration for 隠れる

Meanings

1.IchidanIntransitive

to hide; to conceal oneself; to take cover

2.IchidanIntransitive

to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to be covered; to go out of sight

3.IchidanIntransitive

to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)

4.IchidanIntransitive

to be unknown (e.g. of a talent); to be undiscovered; to be hidden (e.g. of a meaning)

5.IchidanIntransitive

to pass away (of a person of high position)

Examples

逃げた泥棒は暗い路地の影に隠れていた

The thief was hiding in the darkness.

彼女は部屋に隠れてしまった。

She hid herself in her room.

雲に隠れていた月がまた顔を出した。

The moon that had been hiding behind the clouds came out again.