表層形
いんぺい
インペー
名詞
いんぺい (インペー)
Inpei · いんぺー — concealment, hiding, covering up, suppression
Other ways to say “concealment” in Japanese →
いんぺい in rōmaji: inpei.
名詞
普通名詞
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Updated: 2026年9月27日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
いんぺい
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| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
隠蔽
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| 読み (Reading) |
インペー
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| 品詞 (POS) |
名詞・普通名詞・サ変可能・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
いんぺい
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| 読み・基本形 |
インペー
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| 表記・基本形 |
いんぺい
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| 見出し語の読み |
インペイ
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How it's used
Used in formal contexts like news reports or official statements to describe covering up facts, scandals, or information.
事実のいんぺいは許されない。
Jijitsu no inpei wa yurusarenai.
Concealment of the facts is unforgivable.
彼はいんぺいを疑われている。
Kare wa inpei o utagawarete iru.
He is suspected of covering up.
⚖️ Commonly confused with 'かくす' (kakusu), which is more casual and everyday.
💡 English Meaning
いんぺい means “concealment, hiding, covering up, suppression” — full definition & examples →
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