This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

隠れ蓑

隠れみの

Reading

Kana: かくれみの
Romaji: kakuremino
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

cover; front (e.g. for illegal activities); magic cloak of invisibility

2

Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant)

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

Readings: イン、 オン、 かく.す、 かく.し、 かく.れる、 かか.す、 よ.る
Meanings: conceal, hide, cover
Readings: サ、 サイ、 みの
Meaning: straw raincoat

Example Sentences

その倉庫(そうこ)麻薬(まやく)密売者(みつばいしゃ)(かく)れみのだった。
➥The warehouse was a front for drug traffickers.
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マフィアは(かく)れみのに合法的(ごうほうてき)事業(じぎょう)展開(てんかい)している。
➥The Mafia uses legitimate business operations as a front.
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