隠す (kakusu)
隠す (かくす, kakusu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to hide; to conceal”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- かくす
- Romaji
- kakusu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to hide; to conceal · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 隠す
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 隠す | かくす kakusu |
| Polite (~masu) | 隠します | かくします kakushimasu |
| Negative | 隠さない | かくさない kakusanai |
| Polite negative | 隠しません | かくしません kakushimasen |
| Past | 隠した | かくした kakushita |
| Polite past | 隠しました | かくしました kakushimashita |
| Negative past | 隠さなかった | かくさなかった kakusanakatta |
| Te-form | 隠して | かくして kakushite |
| Potential | 隠せる | かくせる kakuseru |
| Passive | 隠される | かくされる kakusareru |
| Causative | 隠させる | かくさせる kakusaseru |
| Volitional | 隠そう | かくそう kakusou |
| Imperative | 隠せ | かくせ kakuse |
| Conditional (~ba) | 隠せば | かくせば kakuseba |
Kanji in 隠す
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 隠す.
隠れるかくれるto hide隠居いんきょretirement (from work)
Source: JMdict entry 1170650 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.