Word Meaning 膝隠し

ひざかくし hizakakushi

膝隠し is read as ひざかくし (hizakakushi) and means standing panel used in Kansai-area rakugo to hide the performer's legs from view.

Meaning

English

standing panel used in Kansai-area rakugo to hide the performer's legs from view
knee-hider

Reading

Kana

ひざかくし

Romaji

hizakakushi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Rank 164809 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

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膝

ひざ

knee

隠し引き出し

かくしひきだし

secret drawer

目隠し

めかくし

concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside

所得隠し

しょとくかくし

income concealment

金隠し

きんかくし

mantle or hood on a urinal, squat-toilet, etc.

失敗隠し

しっぱいかくし

cover-up

紅は園生に植えても隠れなし

くれないはそのうにうえてもかくれなし

good wine needs no bush

階隠し

はしかくし

pent roof built atop the stairs of a shrine or a building in a classic aristocratic villa

見え隠れ

みえかくれ

appearing and disappearing

隠す

かくす

to hide

隠れ家

かくれが

retreat

隠居

いんきょ

surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)