隠蔽

Word

隠蔽

Reading

いんぺい

Level

N1

Part of speech

noun

Meaning

concealment

Example

不祥事の隠蔽を図る組織の姿勢が非難されている。 The organization's stance of trying to cover up the scandal is being criticized.

Confused with

陰謀 (conspiracy) - 隠蔽 refers to hiding facts, whereas 陰謀 refers to a secret plot.

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