隠蓑
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 隠 | 蓑 |
| かく(れ) Grade: S |
みの Jinmeiyō |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 隱蓑 (kyūjitai) 隠れ蓑 |
Noun
隠蓑 or 隠蓑 • (kakuremino)
- (folklore) a straw-rain coat said to grant invisibility, often the treasure of an 鬼 (oni) or 天狗 (tengu)
- (by extension) a thing which conceals the entire substance of something
- Dendropanax trifidus
- Synonyms: 三手 (mitsude), 御綱柏 (mitsunaga-gawashi)
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).