Kanji Detail for 匿 - "to hide, to conceal"

匿

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning

匿 means "to hide, to conceal." Also associated with anonymous.
1. Hide - To conceal from view.
2. Conceal - To keep secret.
3. Anonymous - Without revealing one's name.
Words using 匿
- 匿名とくめい anonymity; using an assumed name
Tattoo check: 匿
- Verified meaning: to hide, to conceal
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Also carries these associations: anonymous
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

hide; shelter; shield

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

hide; go into hiding

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

to hide

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to hide; to go into hiding

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

To hide. All that is not made known to others is called 匿. Such as 逃匿 (flee and hide), 隱匿 (conceal).
Onyomi

toku(トク)
Kunyomi

kakuma.u(かくま-う)
Strokes

10 strokes
Radical

匚 (hakogamae)匸 (kakushigamae)
Related Keywords

to hide to conceal anonymous avoid detection keep private mask secrete camouflage disguise obscure suppress veil covert

匿名の電話があったんです。
We got an anonymous call.
彼は匿名で赤十字に多額のお金を寄付した。
He anonymously donated a large sum of money to the Red Cross.
その官僚は匿名を条件として記者に話をした。
The government official spoke to the reporter on condition of anonymity.
匿名でも、詳細な情報を書いて頂いても、どちらでも結構です。
Anonymity or detailed reference are both fine.