かくしごと

Japanese

Alternative spelling
隠し事

Etymology

From 隠(かく)し (kakushi, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 隠(かく)す (kakusu).”) + 事(こと) (koto). The koto changes to goto as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かくしごと [kàkúshígótó] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) かくしごと​ [kàkúshígótóꜜ] (Odaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠kɯ̟ᵝɕiɡo̞to̞]

Noun

かくしごと • (kakushigoto) ^{←かくしごと (kakusigoto)?}

1. matter to hide; secret

See also

• 秘(ひ)め事(ごと) (himegoto)