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鳩首密議 (きゅうしゅみつぎ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
huddling together in secret consultation ; closed-door conference
Describes a group of people putting their heads together to discuss something secretly, often with a conspiratorial or confidential nuance. Used as a noun or with する.
ら
は
会かい
議ぎ
室しつ
で
鳩きゅう
首しゅ
密みつ
議ぎ
を
重かさ
ね
て
いる
。
They are holding repeated closed-door conferences in the meeting room.
Kanji 首 neck, counter for songs and poems 密 secrecy, density (pop), minuteness 議 deliberation, consultation, debate Similar words 密みつ 談だん 密談 is a secret talk or private conversation, often between two people, while 鳩首密議 emphasizes a group physically huddling together for secret discussion.
内ない 緒しょ 話ばなし 内緒話 is a casual secret chat, often between friends, whereas 鳩首密議 is more formal and implies a serious, often conspiratorial, group meeting.
Etymology Compound of 鳩首 (きゅうしゅ, 'pigeon neck', from the way pigeons gather closely) and 密議 (みつぎ, 'secret discussion'). The image is of people putting their heads together like pigeons to confer secretly.
