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秘

secret, conceal

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · grade 6FrequencyTop 1,000Strokes10

Readings

On'yomi

  • ヒ

Kun'yomi

  • ひ.める
  • ひそ.か
  • かく.す

Meaning

秘 centers on keeping something hidden or private: a secret, or the act of concealing information.

Most common words using 秘

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  • 秘密ひみつ
    N3

    secret; secrecy; confidentiality; privacy

  • 秘書ひしょ
    N3

    (private) secretary

  • 便秘べんぴ
    N2

    constipation

  • 神秘しんぴ
    N1

    mystery; mysteriousness; secret

  • 秘ひ

    secret; mystery

  • 秘めるひめる
    N1

    to hide; to keep to oneself

  • 秘訣ひけつ
    N1

    secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick

  • 極秘ごくひ
    N1

    absolute secrecy

  • 秘話ひわ

    secret story; unknown episode

  • 秘境ひきょう

    unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track

  • 秘宝ひほう

    hidden treasure; treasured article

  • 秘匿ひとく

    hiding; concealment

  • 秘伝ひでん

    secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)

  • 秘書官ひしょかん

    private secretary

  • 秘蔵ひぞう

    treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear

  • 守秘しゅひ

    keeping a secret; secrecy; confidentiality

  • 黙秘もくひ

    remaining silent; keeping secret

  • 秘術ひじゅつ

    secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)

  • 秘策ひさく

    secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method

  • 秘薬ひやく

    secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum

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Study

Etymology

秘 combines 禾 (grain) and 必 (a phonetic component), originally referring to a secret or mysterious grain. The modern form is a simplified variant of 祕.

Meaning mnemonic

Grain 禾 that must 必 be kept hidden: a secret stash of rice.

Reading mnemonic

For ヒ, imagine a secret he (ヒ) keeps hidden in the grain.