匿う

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かくま
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
匿まう
囲まう

Etymology

A surface analysis suggests this is derived from the ()(ぜん)(けい) (mizenkei, irrealis form) of (かく) (kakumu, obsolete form of (かこ) (kakomu, to encircle; to surround)) + (fu, an auxiliary verb expressing repetition or ongoing state).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) くま [kàkúmáꜜù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠kɯ̟ma̠ɯ̟]

Verb

(かくま) • (kakumauかくまふ (kakumafu)?transitive godan (stem (かくま) (kakumai), past (かくま)った (kakumatta))

  1. to conceal; to hide

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN