Kanji 密 secrecy, density (pop), minuteness Related words 秘ひ 密みつ に 秘密に means 'secretly' and implies hiding something, while 内密に focuses on sharing information within a limited circle without public disclosure.
こっそり こっそり is a casual adverb for doing something stealthily or without being noticed, whereas 内密に is more about the confidential nature of the information itself.
Etymology Compound of 内 (inside, private) and 密 (secret, dense), with the adverbial particle に . The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys 'in a private and confidential manner'.
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