秘める (ひめる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

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秘める · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	秘ひめる	秘ひめない
Polite	秘ひめます	秘ひめません
Past polite	秘ひめました	秘ひめませんでした
Past	秘ひめた	秘ひめなかった
Te-form	秘ひめて	秘ひめないで
Desire	秘ひめたい	秘ひめたくない
Potential	秘ひめられるalso 秘ひめれる	秘ひめられないalso 秘ひめれない
Passive	秘ひめられる	秘ひめられない
Causative	秘ひめさせる	秘ひめさせない
Causative passive	秘ひめさせられる	秘ひめさせられない
Volitional	秘ひめよう
Polite volitional	秘ひめましょう
Imperative	秘ひめろ	秘ひめるな
Conditional	秘ひめれば	秘ひめなければ
Tara conditional	秘ひめたら	秘ひめなかったら

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

hide; keep inside; conceal

Used for feelings, thoughts, secrets, or qualities that are kept hidden inside and not shown outwardly. Often implies a deliberate or natural restraint.

彼かれは胸むねに深ふかい悲かなしみを

Kanji

秘secret, conceal

Related words· 7

隠かくすN3
隠す is a general transitive verb for hiding physical objects or information from others, while 秘める focuses on keeping feelings, thoughts, or qualities hidden inside oneself.
内ない包ほう
内包する is a formal, often abstract term for containing something within (like a quality or contradiction), whereas 秘める is more personal and emotional in nuance.
忍しのばせる
忍ばせる suggests concealing something physically (like a weapon on one's body) or quietly, while 秘める is used for inner feelings or latent qualities kept unexpressed.
温あたためるN3
秘める means to conceal a feeling or thought inside oneself, while 温める (figurative sense) means to privately nurse and develop an idea or plan over time.

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抱いだくN3
秘める means to conceal a feeling deep inside without showing it, while 抱く (いだく) simply means to hold or harbor that feeling, whether hidden or expressed.
潜ひそむN1
秘める is transitive, meaning to keep something (like a feeling) hidden inside oneself, while 潜む is intransitive and describes something existing unseen on its own.
含ふくむN3
秘める emphasizes keeping an emotion hidden or secret, while 含む just means the emotion is present or implied without necessarily being concealed.

Opposites

表あらわすN3
表す means to show or express feelings openly, the opposite of 秘める, which means to keep them hidden inside.

Don't confuse with

潜ひそめる
潜める means to hide oneself or lower one's voice/body, a physical act, while 秘める refers to keeping emotions or qualities concealed within oneself.

Word family

秘ひめ事ごと
secret; private matter
秘ひめやか
secret; quietly hidden; discreet

Written forms

秘ひめるUsage98%
Standard kanji spelling; the only written form.
ひめるUsage2%

Etymology

The kanji 秘 (secret, conceal) combined with the verb ending める. The historical derivation is uncertain, but it is conventionally associated with keeping something hidden or secret.

秘ひめる

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