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包み隠す (つつみかくす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

包つつみ隠かくす

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み

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Meanings

1

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

conceal; keep secret; cover up

Emphasizes hiding something completely, often with a nuance of deliberate secrecy or covering up a truth.

彼かれは自じ分ぶんの過か去こを包つつみ隠かくそうとした。
He tried to conceal his past.

真しん

実じつ

を

包つつ

み

隠かく

さ

ず

に

話はな

し

て

ください

。

Please tell the truth without hiding anything.

Written forms

包つつみ隠かくすUsage85%
Standard kanji spelling.
包つつみかくすUsage8%
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Search-only form; not a standard spelling.
つつみ隠かくすUsage6%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; not a standard spelling.
つつみかくすUsage1%
Kana spelling; used when the kanji is avoided or for clarity.

Kanji

包wrap, pack up, cover
隠conceal, hide, cover

Similar words

隠かくす
隠す is a general verb for hiding something; 包み隠す adds the nuance of wrapping up or completely covering up, often used for secrets or truths.
秘ひ密みつにする
秘密にする simply means to keep something secret; 包み隠す implies a more active effort to conceal or cover up.

Etymology

Compound of 包み (wrapping) + 隠す (to hide), literally 'to wrap and hide'.