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秘

secret
Stroke count: 10

Readings

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Kun readingひ.める、ひそ.か、かく.す
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 6

Meanings

  1. secretRtK
    彼は秘密を自分の胸に秘めていた。He had kept the secret to himself.tatoeba
    あなたの秘密は守るわ。Your secret is safe with me.tatoeba
  2. conceal
  1. to hide
  2. to keep to oneself

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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wheat (禾) · cereal (禾) · invariably · heart (心) · drop (丶)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 970

Compound words

極秘ごくひ
absolute secrecy
神秘しんぴ
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
秘訣ひけつ
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
秘書ひしょ
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
秘密ひみつ
secret; secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; mystery
秘話ひわ
secret story; unknown episode
便秘べんぴ
constipation
神秘的しんぴてき
mysterious; mystical
秘めるひめる
to hide; to keep to oneself
厳秘げんぴ
strict secret
秘匿ひとく
hiding
秘露ペルー
Peru
秘鑰ひやく
secret key
社外秘しゃがいひ
company secret
神秘学しんぴがく
occultism (Western)
秘密裡ひみつり
(in) secrecy
軍事秘密ぐんじひみつ
military secret
悔悛の秘跡かいしゅんのひせき
sacrament of penance and reconciliation
公然の秘密こうぜんのひみつ
open secret
秘密交通権ひみつこうつうけん
(prisoner's) right of private access to a lawyer
神秘的雰囲気しんぴてきふんいき
mystique

Additional Examples

彼は報告書を秘書にタイプさせた。
He had his secretary type the report.tatoeba
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

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 秘

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