Meaning of 隠れん坊(かくれんぼ) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 隠れん坊

Kana Reading かくれんぼ, かくれんぼう

Romaji kakurenbo, kakurenbō

Example Sentences

隠れん坊, かくれんぼ, かくれんぼう used in context

そのとき彼ら(かれら)はキンポウゲ(きんぽうげ)とひなぎくの間(あいだ)でかくれんぼして(する)遊んでいました。小さい(ちいさい)白い(しろい)ウサギ(うさぎ)はオークの実(じつ)を探して(する)遊んでいました。

Then, they played Hide-and-Seek among the buttercups and daisies, until the little white rabbit wanted to play Find the Acorn.
そして(する)、彼ら(かれら)は、かくれんぼをして(する)あそんだ。

And they would play hide and go seek.

Study lists that include this entry

Kanji found in this word

坊 JLPT 2

boy, priest's residence, priest

On: ボウ, ボッ

7 strokes

隠 JLPT 1

conceal, hide, cover

On: イン, オン

Kun: かく.す, かく.し, かく.れる, かか.す, よ.る

14 strokes

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