隠る

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
かく
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
隱る (kyūjitai)

From Old Japanese, shifted from a 四段活用 (yodan katsuyō, quadrigrade conjugation) verb.

Verb

(かく) • (kakuruintransitive nidan

  1. to hide, conceal oneself
Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "隠る" (ラ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 隠れ かくれ kakure
Continuative (連用形) 隠れ かくれ kakure
Terminal (終止形) 隠る かくる kakuru
Attributive (連体形) 隠るる かくるる kakururu
Realis (已然形) 隠るれ かくるれ kakurure
Imperative (命令形) 隠れよ かくれよ kakureyo
Key constructions
Negative 隠れず かくれず kakurezu
Contrasting conjunction 隠るれど かくるれど kakururedo
Causal conjunction 隠るれば かくるれば kakurureba
Conditional conjunction 隠れば かくれば kakureba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 隠れき かくれき kakureki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 隠れけり かくれけり kakurekeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 隠れつ かくれつ kakuretu
Perfect tense (natural event) 隠れぬ かくれぬ kakurenu
Perfect-continuative tense 隠れたり かくれたり kakuretari
Volitional 隠れむ かくれむ kakuremu
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
こも
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
隱る (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 隠る – see the following entry.
もる
[verb] to shut oneself away; to seclude oneself
[verb] (of a gas) to fill (a space)
[verb] (of a feeling, energy) to fill, to be abundant in (an expression, a work)
Alternative spellings
籠る, 篭る, 篭もる
(This term, 隠る, is an alternative spelling (dated) of the above term.)

Old Japanese

Etymology 1

Verb

隠る (kakuru) (kana かくる)

  1. to hide, conceal oneself
Usage notes

Kakuru is used in terms of “disappearing from sight”, while ko2moru below is used for “concealing while unseen from the outside”.

Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "隠る" (ラ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 隠ら かくら kakura
Continuative (連用形) 隠り かくり kakuri
Terminal (終止形) 隠る かくる kakuru
Attributive (連体形) 隠る かくる kakuru
Realis (已然形) 隠れ かくれ kakure
Imperative (命令形) 隠れ かくれ kakure
Key constructions
Negative 隠らず かくらず kakurazu
Contrasting conjunction 隠れど かくれど kakuredo
Causal conjunction 隠れば かくれば kakureba
Conditional conjunction 隠らば かくらば kakuraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 隠りき かくりき kakuriki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 隠りけり かくりけり kakurikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 隠りつ かくりつ kakuritu
Perfect tense (natural event) 隠りぬ かくりぬ kakurinu
Perfect-continuative tense 隠れり
隠りたり
かくれり
かくりたり
kakureri
kakuritari
Volitional 隠らむ かくらむ kakuramu
Derived terms
  • 雲隠る (kumogakuru)
Descendants
  • Japanese: 隠れる (kakureru)

Etymology 2

The stem kom- relates to “fill” and “filling”, cognate with 込む (ko2mu, to conceal) and possibly (ko2me2, husked rice). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Verb

隠る (ko2moru) (kana こもる)

  1. to seclude oneself
Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "隠る" (ラ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 隠ら こもら komora
Continuative (連用形) 隠り こもり komori
Terminal (終止形) 隠る こもる komoru
Attributive (連体形) 隠る こもる komoru
Realis (已然形) 隠れ こもれ komore
Imperative (命令形) 隠れ こもれ komore
Key constructions
Negative 隠らず こもらず komorazu
Contrasting conjunction 隠れど こもれど komoredo
Causal conjunction 隠れば こもれば komoreba
Conditional conjunction 隠らば こもらば komoraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 隠りき こもりき komoriki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 隠りけり こもりけり komorikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 隠りつ こもりつ komoritu
Perfect tense (natural event) 隠りぬ こもりぬ komorinu
Perfect-continuative tense 隠れり
隠りたり
こもれり
こもりたり
komoreri
komoritari
Volitional 隠らむ こもらむ komoramu
Descendants

Etymology 3

Verb

隠る (namaru) (kana なまる)

  1. to hide, conceal oneself
Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "隠る" (ラ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 隠ら なまら namara
Continuative (連用形) 隠り なまり namari
Terminal (終止形) 隠る なまる namaru
Attributive (連体形) 隠る なまる namaru
Realis (已然形) 隠れ なまれ namare
Imperative (命令形) 隠れ なまれ namare
Key constructions
Negative 隠らず なまらず namarazu
Contrasting conjunction 隠れど なまれど namaredo
Causal conjunction 隠れば なまれば namareba
Conditional conjunction 隠らば なまらば namaraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 隠りき なまりき namariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 隠りけり なまりけり namarikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 隠りつ なまりつ namaritu
Perfect tense (natural event) 隠りぬ なまりぬ namarinu
Perfect-continuative tense 隠れり
隠りたり
なまれり
なまりたり
namareri
namaritari
Volitional 隠らむ なまらむ namaramu
Derived terms
  • 隠り (namari, *nabari)
Descendants