隠 = 阝 + 爪 + ⺕ + 心

隠 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “conceal”. It is built from 阝 (pinnacle), 爪 (claw), ⺕ (rake) and 心 (heart). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1410.

Keyword: conceal
RTK frame: 1410
Strokes: 14
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): イン, オン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): かく.す, かく.し, かく.れる, よ.る
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: скрывать
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 隠 to hide

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

How to find 隠 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “pinnacle” + “claw” + “rake”. 隠 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 隠 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.