隠

mysterious disappearance; being spirited away

concealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals); sheltering; harboring

subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient

cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; guise

Word usually written using kana alone

Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant)

Orig. meaning

straw raincoat that makes one invisible

illegitimate child; secret love child

secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang

hermit; recluse

vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon)

vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding

hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village

legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La

Law

destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression

hiding; concealment

retirement (from the world); seclusion

invisibility (through magic)

index (in a book)

Historical term

Oki (former province located on Oki Island in present-day Shimane Prefecture)

Oki (island)

Baseball

hidden ball trick

ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

one's party piece; parlor trick; hidden talent

secluded life

Noun, used as a prefix

hidden; concealed; unknown; crypto-

passing away; dying; death

'taru' adjective

latent; hidden; secret; behind the scenes

metaphor

comfortable retirement

seclusion; reclusion; retirement (from activities)

obscurity; mystery; abstruseness

hiding place