Mnemonic
A young fugitive desperately needs to hide from the authorities. She spots a large box in the warehouse, crawls inside, and pulls the lid shut. The young girl stays perfectly still inside the box, barely breathing, as footsteps echo past her hiding spot.
Additional thoughts
Picture a young person curled up inside a wooden crate, heart pounding, using the box as their secret shelter. The box perfectly conceals the young one—anonymous and unseen.Quick recall
A young fugitive crawls into a box to hide from pursuers.Details
The keyword for 匿 is hide. This kanji conveys the idea of concealing something or someone from view, often with the nuance of deliberately sheltering or harboring in a secret place. It carries a sense of keeping hidden from authorities or from public knowledge, suggesting a purposeful and sometimes illicit act of concealment. The character is commonly associated with hiding one's identity, harboring fugitives, or keeping something anonymous.
- On'yomi
- とく
- Kun'yomi
- かくま.う