隠れる

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 隠れる, read かくれる, describes a person or thing moving out of sight or becoming concealed.
• Basic usage: It is used both for a cat hiding and for the moon becoming obscured by clouds.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Difference from 隠す
  • 姿を隠す focuses on the act of concealing a figure; 姿が隠れる focuses on that figure becoming obscured. The distinction is between concealing and becoming concealed.