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密

secrecy
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingミツ
Kun readingひそ.か
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 6

Meanings

  1. secrecyRtK
  2. carefulness
  3. density (pop)
  4. minuteness
  1. secret
  2. private
  3. surreptitious

Popular Usage

過密厳密

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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house · invariably · heart (心) · mountain (山)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 837

Compound words

過密かみつ
overcrowding; congestion; overpopulation; crammed (schedule); congested
厳密げんみつ
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
機密きみつ
secrecy; highly classified information
緊密きんみつ
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
親密しんみつ
intimacy; friendship
精密せいみつ
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute
秘密ひみつ
secret; secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; mystery
密航みっこう
stowing away; smuggling oneself; clandestine travel abroad
密室みっしつ
locked room; secret room
密集みっしゅう
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
密接みっせつ
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
密着みっちゃく
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); being glued (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to)
密度みつど
density
密売みつばい
illicit sale; smuggling; bootlegging; trafficking
密輸みつゆ
smuggling; contraband trade
密猟みつりょう
poaching
綿密めんみつ
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
緻密ちみつ
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; intricate; elaborate
密かひそか
secret; private; surreptitious
密林みつりん
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; Amazon (online retailer)
密約みつやく
secret agreement
密入国みつにゅうこく
smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration
隠密おんみつ
secret
気密きみつ
airtight

On Reading Examples

あなたの秘密は守るわ。ひみつ
Your secret is safe with me.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は秘密を明かさなかった。
He didn't reveal his secret.tatoeba
彼は秘密を知っているといわれている。
It is said that he knows the secret.tatoeba
彼は秘密を自分の胸に秘めていた。
He had kept the secret to himself.tatoeba
彼は秘密を知っている。
He knows the secret.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 密

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