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(かくれ)蓑(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 鬼 (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).