隠れ家

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 隠れ家 (かくれが) is a hidden place, ranging from a hideout to a child's secret base.
• Basic usage: 森の隠れ家に潜む describes a culprit's hideout; 物置を隠れ家にする turns a shed into a secret base.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Criminal hideout and playful secret base
  • The detective context selects hideout, the children's context secret base, and にする assigns the new use.