# 隠る
## Japanese
### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 隠
* 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

隠(かく)る • (kakuru) intransitive $^†$nidan
* to hide, conceal oneself

##### Conjugation

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

* 隠(かく)れる (kakureru, modern form)
* 隠(かく)れ家(が) (kakurega)
* 隠(かく)れ所(どころ) (kakuredokoro)
* 雲(くも)隠(がく)る (kumogakuru)

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 隠
* こも Grade: S
* kun'yomi
* Alternative spelling
* 隱る (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 隠る – see the following entry. :
| 【籠こもる】 | [verb] to seclude oneself [verb] to be filled with... [verb] to be stuffy, to be muffled 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

* This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “A derivation from Proto-Japonic *kaku?”

#### Verb

隠る (kakuru) (kana かくる)
* to hide, conceal oneself

##### Usage notes

Kakuru is used in terms of “disappearing from sight”, while ko$_2$moru below is used for “concealing while unseen from the outside”.

##### Conjugation

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 (ko$_2$mu, “to conceal”) and possibly 米 (ko$_2$me$_2$, “husked rice”). (Can this etymology be sourced?)

#### Verb

隠る (ko$_2$moru) (kana こもる)
* to seclude oneself

##### Conjugation

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

* Japanese: 籠もる (komoru)

### Etymology 3

* This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Cognate with 並む (namu)?”

#### Verb

隠る (namaru) (kana なまる)
* to hide, conceal oneself

##### Conjugation

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

* Japanese: 隠る (nabaru)