How to say 'Hide' in Japanese | 潜める

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The Japanese word for Hide is 'Hisomeru', written as 潜める in Japanese.'Hide' in hiragana is ひそめる.

word

潜める

Meaning

Hide

Reading

ひそめる

hisomeru

Kanji

潜Lurk, Submerge

Explanation

The Japanese verb '潜める (ひそめる)' means 'to hide' or 'to conceal'. It is often used to describe the act of hiding something physically or emotionally, such as hiding one's feelings or intentions. For example: she hid her anger「彼女は怒りを潜めた」(かのじょはいかりをひそめた). He concealed his presence「彼は姿を潜めた」(かれはすがたをひそめた). This verb can also imply a sense of secrecy or stealth, as in hiding something to avoid detection.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6034

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 潜める

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

潜

Meaning

Lurk, Submerge

Hiragana in the Word 潜める

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

め

Reading

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 潜める Through the Kanji 潜

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 潜 as well.

word

潜る

Meaning

Dive

word

潜む

Meaning

Hide

word

潜在

Meaning

Latent

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What does 'Hisomeru' (潜める) mean?

'Hisomeru' means 'Hide' .

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