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JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

conceal
hide
cover

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚คใƒณ
ใ‚ชใƒณ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‹ใ.ใ™
ใ‹ใ.ใ—
ใ‹ใ.ใ‚Œใ‚‹
ใ‚ˆ.ใ‚‹
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใŠ
ใŒใใ—

Common Words

ใ‹ใใ™
ๅŒฟใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #574
1

to hide; to conceal

Examples
็งใฏๆฏใŒใ‚ฑใƒผใ‚ญใ‚’้š ใ™ใฎใ‚’่ฆ‹ใŸใ€‚
I saw my mother hide the cake.
ใ‹ใใ‚Œใ‚‹
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #1003
1

to hide; to conceal oneself; to take cover

Examples
ๅญใฉใ‚‚ใฏ็ฎฑใฎไธญใซ้š ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
The child was hiding in the box.
2

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

Examples
ๅคช้™ฝใŒ้›ฒใฎใ‹ใ’ใซ้š ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
The sun disappeared behind a cloud.
3

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

4

Usu. prenominally as ้š ใ‚ŒใŸ

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

5

Honorific; As ใŠ้š ใ‚Œใซใชใ‚‹

to pass away (of a person of high position)

็ฑ ใ‚‚ใ‚‹
็ฏญใ‚‚ใ‚‹
็ฏญใ‚‹
็ฑ ใ‚‹
้š ใ‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Usually kana
Freq #2740
1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to seclude oneself; to hide away; to stay inside (one's shell)

Examples
ๅฝผใฏใ€ใ‚ˆใๆ›ธๆ–Žใซใ“ใ‚‚ใฃใฆใ€ใ“ใ†ใ„ใ†ใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’ๆ›ธใใพใ™ใ€‚
He often shuts himself up in the study and writes things like this.
2

Oft. ๏ฝžใฎใ“ใ‚‚ใฃใŸใ‚‚ใฎ

to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to infuse with

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ็งใซๆ„›ๆƒ…ใฎใ“ใ‚‚ใฃใŸๆ‰‹็ด™ใ‚’ใใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
He sent me an affectionate letter.
3

to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be stuffy; to be dense

4

to be muffled (e.g. voice)

5

to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

6

to confine oneself in a temple to pray

ใฟใ‚’ใ‹ใใ™
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #6355
1

to hide oneself

Examples
ๅฝผ็ญ‰ใฏๆš—ใŒใ‚Šใซ่บซใ‚’้š ใ—ใŸใ€‚
They hid themselves in the shadows.
ใ‹ใใ—ใ”ใจ
ใ‹ใใ—ใ“ใจ
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #7342
1

secret; secrecy

Examples
ๅฝผใฏๅƒ•ใซไฝ•ใ‹้š ใ—ไบ‹ใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ‚‹ใซ้•ใ„ใชใ„ใ€‚
I'm sure he is keeping something from me.
้š ่ฌ€
ใ„ใ‚“ใผใ†
Noun
Freq #9477
1

plot; intrigue; scheme

Examples
็งใฏๅฝผใ‚‰ใฎ้™ฐ่ฌ€ใ‚’ใ™ใใซ่ฆ‹ๆŠœใ„ใŸใ€‚
I saw through their plot at once.
2

Law

conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act

้š ใบใ„
ใ„ใ‚“ใบใ„
้™ฐ่”ฝ
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #10142
1

concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression

Examples
ใ“ใ‚ŒใพใŸๆ”ฟๅบœใฎ้š ใบใ„็ญ–ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚
This looks like another government cover-up.
ใฆใ‚Œ้š ใ—
ใฆใ‚Œใ‹ใใ—
Noun
Freq #10664
1

hiding one's embarrassment

ใ„ใ‚“ใใ‚‡
Noun
Freq #11255
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement)

2

Usu. ใ”้š ๅฑ…(ใ•ใ‚“)

retired person; retiree

3

Historical term; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

ใŠใŠใ„้š ใ™
่ฆ†ใ„ใ‹ใใ™
ใŠใŠใ„ใ‹ใใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #11441
1

to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal

๐ŸŽ“

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