匿(かくま)う

かくまう
godan verb
to shelter; to harbor; to hide (a person)
1. to shelter, to harbor, to hide (a person)
To conceal or protect a person, typically someone being pursued or in danger, by providing refuge.
逃(に)げてきた人(ひと)を匿(かくま)った。
I sheltered the person who came fleeing.
友人(ゆうじん)を自宅(じたく)に匿(かくま)っている。
I'm hiding a friend at my house.
犯人(はんにん)を匿(かくま)うのは犯罪(はんざい)になる可能性(かのうせい)がある。
Harboring a criminal could be a crime.

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Type: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive)
  • Takes を particle: 人(ひと)を匿(かくま)う

ASPECT (ている):

  • 匿(かくま)っている means 'is harboring/hiding (someone)' (ongoing state)

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 犯人(はんにん)を匿(かくま)う: to harbor a criminal
  • 難民(なんみん)を匿(かくま)う: to shelter refugees
  • 自宅(じたく)に匿(かくま)う: to hide at one's home

NUANCE: Unlike 隠(かく)す (to hide things), 匿(かくま)う specifically means hiding/protecting a person. It often implies protecting someone from authorities or pursuers and carries a sense of risk.

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Added 2026.2.6 9:35
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