Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 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
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 が 危き 険けん を 秘ひ める for something to harbor hidden danger
This plan harbors great hidden danger.
〈 物もの 〉 が 力ちから を 秘ひ める to possess hidden strength or potential
She possesses astonishing hidden power.
秘ひ めた 〈 物もの 〉 hidden (feelings, ambitions, etc.)
He never told anyone about his hidden feelings of love.
Expressions 心こころ に 秘ひ める keep to oneself; keep secret; hold inside Related words· 7 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.
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.
Show 3 more Show fewer 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.
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.
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.
Written forms 秘ひ める Usage 98%
Standard kanji spelling; the only written form.
ひめる Usage 2%
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.
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