Word Meaning 釘隠

くぎかくし kugikakushi

釘隠 is read as くぎかくし (kugikakushi) and means nail hider.

Meaning

English

  1. nail hider
  2. nailhead cover
  3. decorative object which conceals the head of a nail

Reading

Kana

くぎかくし

Romaji

kugikakushi

Writing Variants

  • 釘隠し くぎかくし kugikakushi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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隠し釘

かくしくぎ

concealed nail

くぎ

nail

大隠

たいいん

enlightened hermit

葉隠

はがくれ

Hagakure (treatise on bushido as told to Tashiro Tsuramoto by Yamamoto Tsunetomo, 1716)

退隠

たいいん

retirement (from an official position)

羽隠

はねかくし

rove beetle

見え隠れ

みえがくれ

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)

隠語

いんご

secret language