noun
A physical location where someone hides or takes shelter, often from danger or pursuit.
警察から逃げるため、彼は山奥の隠れ家にこもった。
To escape the police, he holed up in a hideout deep in the mountains.
noun
retreat; hideaway; getaway
A cozy, private place for relaxation or escape from daily life, not necessarily for hiding from danger.
週末は都会を離れて、海辺の隠れ家で過ごすのが好きだ。
On weekends, I like to get away from the city and spend time at my seaside hideaway.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; less common but still seen.
Irregular okurigana and rare kanji form; not recommended for learners.
Rare kanji form using 処; it is rarely used.
アジト is a loanword from Russian often used for a secret base or hideout, especially in criminal or spy contexts, while 隠れ家 is a more general Japanese term for any hiding place or retreat.
避難所 is a formal shelter or evacuation center, often public, while 隠れ家 implies a more personal, hidden, or private place.
Compound of 隠れ (kakure, 'hiding', the continuative form of 隠れる) and 家 (ie/ya, 'house'), with rendaku voicing of 家 to が. The reading かくれや is an older, now obsolete variant.