隠れ蓑
Meanings
Noun
1. cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; guise
2. Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant) (Usually kana)
3. straw raincoat that makes one invisible (orig. meaning)
Other spellings
隠れみの
Kanji used
Pitch accent
かくれみの
かくれみの
Composed of
Examples2
その
The warehouse was a front for drug traffickers.
マフィア
The Mafia uses legitimate business operations as a front.