Word Meaning 仮面を被る

かめんをかぶる kamen o kaburu

仮面を被る is read as かめんをかぶる (kamen o kaburu) and means to hide one's true intentions.

Meaning

English

to hide one's true intentions
to wear a mask

Reading

Kana

かめんをかぶる

Romaji

kamen o kaburu

Writing Variants

仮面をかぶる かめんをかぶる kamenokaburu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb ✓ Rank 73341 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

仮面

かめん

mask

仮面の告白

かめんのこくはく

Confessions of a Mask (1949 novel by Yukio Mishima)

仮面夫婦

かめんふうふ

couple who only go through the motions of being husband and wife

仮面高血圧

かめんこうけつあつ

masked hypertension

仮面ライダー

かめんらいだー

Kamen Rider (TV series, the titular character)

仮面舞踏会

かめんぶとうかい

masquerade ball

仮面劇

かめんげき

masque

仮面浪人

かめんろうにん

student who is trying to get into their preferred college while already enrolled at another college

月光仮面

げっこうかめん

Moonlight Mask (fictional superhero)

スマイル仮面症候群

すまいるかめんしょうこうぐん

smile mask syndrome

被害者面

ひがいしゃづら

playing the victim

仮説を立てる

かせつをたてる

to build up a hypothesis