隠蓑

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かく(れ)
Grade: S
みの
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
隱蓑 (kyūjitai)
隠れ蓑

Noun

(かくれ)(みの) or 隠蓑(カクレミノ) • (kakuremino

  1. (folklore) a straw-rain coat said to grant invisibility, often the treasure of an (oni) or 天狗 (tengu)
  2. (by extension) a thing which conceals the entire substance of something
  3. 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).