1. to hide; to conceal
E.g.: 隠語 (secret language), 隠滅 (destruction), 隠蔽 (concealment)
2. to hide; to be covered; to live in seclusion
E.g.: 隠逸 (hermit life), 隠居 (retirement), 隠遁 (seclusion)
3. solemn; dignified
E.g.: 隠然 (quietly influential)
4. to pity; to grieve
E.g.: 惻隠 (compassion)
5. abbreviation for Oki Province
E.g.: 隠州 (Inshu - Oki Province)
