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内緒事 (ないしょごと) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

内ない緒しょ事ごと

also: ないしょうごと

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Meanings

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noun

secret; private matter; confidential matter

Refers to something kept secret or private, often among a small group. Commonly used in phrases like 内緒事にする (to keep something secret).

これは二人ふたりだけの内ない緒しょ事ごとだよ。
This is a secret just between the two of us.
会かい社しゃの内ない緒しょ事ごとを外がい部ぶに漏もらしてはいけない。
You must not leak the company's confidential matters to outsiders.

Written forms

内ない緒しょ事ごと
Standard kanji spelling for this word.
内ない緒しょごと
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; common in everyday writing.
内証事
rarely-used kanji form
- ないしょうごと
  rarely-used kana form
  Rarely used kanji form with the reading ないしょうごと.
- ないしょごと

ないしょうごと

rarely-used kana form

Kanji

内inside, within, between
緒thong, beginning, inception
事matter, thing, fact
証evidence, proof, certificate

Similar words

秘ひ密みつ
秘密 is a more general and formal word for 'secret', while 内緒事 often implies a personal or informal secret kept within a close circle.
内ない緒しょ
内緒 is a noun meaning 'secrecy' or 'keeping something secret', often used in the phrase 内緒にする. 内緒事 specifically refers to the secret matter itself.

Etymology

Compound of 内緒 (ないしょ, 'secrecy') and 事 (こと, 'matter'). The kanji 内証 is an alternative spelling for 内緒, but 内証事 is rare.