1.
to hide, to hide oneself
To conceal oneself from view.
木の後ろに隠れた。
I hid behind the tree.
かくれんぼをする。
To play hide and seek.
子供たちは押し入れに隠れて遊んでいた。
The children were playing, hiding in the closet.
2.
to be hidden, to be out of sight
To be concealed or not visible.
太陽が雲に隠れた。
The sun hid behind the clouds.
月が雲に隠れている。
The moon is hidden behind the clouds.
建物の影に隠れて見えなかった小さな公園を見つけた。
I found a small park that had been hidden behind a building and out of sight.
隠れる means to hide oneself or be hidden.
TRANSITIVITY PAIR:
- 隠す (transitive): to hide something
- 隠れる (intransitive): to hide, be hidden
COMPOUNDS:
- かくれんぼ: hide and seek
- 隠れ家: hideout, secret retreat
- 隠れ蓑: cover, guise
- 雲隠れ: disappearing act
CONJUGATION (ichidan):
- 隠れない (negative)
- 隠れて (te-form)
- 隠れた (past)
PATTERNS:
- ~に隠れる: to hide behind/in ~
- ~から隠れる: to hide from ~
- 人目を避けて隠れる: to hide from public view