隠れ蓑

かくれみの

noun

cover (e.g. for illegal activity), front, guise

Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant)(usually kana)

straw raincoat that makes one invisible(orig. meaning)

隠	conceal, hide, cover
蓑	straw raincoat

かくみの

ごうほうてき

じぎょう

てんかい

The Mafia uses legitimate business operations as a front

そうこ

まやく

みつばい

しゃ

かくみの

The warehouse was a front for drug traffickers