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天機を漏らす (てんきをもらす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, godan verb (-su)
leak a major secret ; divulge a heavenly secret
Literary or formal expression meaning to reveal a secret of great importance, often with a nuance of betraying a trust or disclosing something that should remain hidden. The phrase 天機 (heaven's secret) suggests a secret of cosmic or fateful significance.
し
ない
で
ください
。
Please never do anything that would divulge a heavenly secret.
Written forms 天てん 機き を 漏も らす
Standard kanji spelling using 漏らす.
天てん 機き を 洩も らす
Variant kanji spelling using 洩らす, which is a less common but acceptable alternative for 漏らす.
天てん 機き をもらす
Kana spelling for 漏らす; sometimes used for clarity or in informal writing.
Kanji 機 loom, mechanism, machine Similar words 秘ひ 密みつ を 漏も らす A more common and neutral expression for leaking a secret, without the literary or fateful nuance of 天機.
口くち を 滑すべ らせる Means to let a secret slip out unintentionally; focuses on the careless act rather than the gravity of the secret.
Etymology Compound of 天機 (heaven's secret, fate) and 漏らす (to leak, let out). The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely derives from classical Chinese or literary Japanese usage where 天機 referred to secrets of heaven or destiny.
