秘
secret, conceal
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
20 of 160- 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
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.