JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 匿: "hide, shelter, shield"
The kanji 匿 means "hide, shelter, shield". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read トク in on'yomi and かくま.う in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
トク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かくま.う
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | hide, shelter, shield |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2024 of 2,501 |
Common words with 匿
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 秘匿hiding; concealment
- 匿うto shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide
- 匿名anonymity; using an assumed name
- 隠匿concealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals); sheltering; harboring
- 匿shelter; shield; hide
- 匿名性anonymity
- 匿名批評anonymous criticism
- 蔵匿concealment; shelter; harboring; harbouring
- 隠匿物資concealed materials
- 犯人蔵匿罪(crime of) harboring a fugitive (harbouring)
- 犯人を匿うto shelter a criminal
- 隠匿者hider; person in hiding
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