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    3. 何を隠そう

    何を隠そう

    何なにを​隠かくそ​う​

    to be frank with you

    KMT9Ref L1ExpressionsCore ConceptsKanji Vocab27 strokes

    何をかくそう

    なにをかくそう

    Expressions

    1.
    to be frank with you, to tell you the truth, I'm going to lay my cards on the table

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    何なにを隠かくそう、私わたしが犯はん人にんです。

    To tell you the truth, I am the culprit.

    KMT8Core Concepts
    何なにを隠かくそう、私わたしはその計けい画かくに最さい初しょから反はん対たいだった。

    To tell you the truth, I was against that plan from the beginning.

    KMT9Core ConceptsEmotions & Psychology
    何なにを隠かくそう、最さい近きん少すこし疲つかれているんだ。

    To be frank with you, I've been a bit tired lately.

    KMT9Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    何なにを隠かくそう、このプロジェクトの本ほん当とうの目もく的てきは、市し場じょう調ちょう査さだったのです。

    To tell you the truth, the real purpose of this project was market research.

    KMT9Business & FinanceWork & Career
    何なにを隠かくそう、彼かれの成せい功こうの裏うらには、人ひと知しれぬ努ど力りょくがあったのだ。

    To tell you the truth, behind his success lay unknown efforts.

    KMT10Core ConceptsWork & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    何
    なに・なん・なに-・なん-…(2)
    what
    Kanji
    隠
    かく.す・かく.し・かく.れる・よ.る…(4)
    conceal・hide・cover
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    そ
    so
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
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