秘ひ密みつ漏ろう洩えい

also: ひみつろうせつ

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Meanings

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noun

leaking of a secret; disclosure of confidential information

Refers to the act of a secret or confidential information being leaked, often in formal or legal contexts.

会かい社しゃの秘ひ密みつ漏ろう洩えいが大おおきな問もん題だいになった。

The leaking of company secrets became a major problem.

秘ひ密みつ漏ろう洩えいの疑うたがいで彼かれは解かい雇こされた。

He was fired on suspicion of leaking confidential information.

Kanji

秘secret, conceal
密secrecy, density (pop), minuteness
漏leak, escape, time
洩leak, escape

Related words

情じょう報ほう漏ろう洩えい
情報漏洩 is a broader term for information leakage, while 秘密漏洩 specifically refers to the leaking of secrets or confidential matters.
漏ろう洩えい
漏洩 alone means leakage or disclosure, but 秘密漏洩 explicitly includes the object of the leak (secrets).

Word family

秘ひ密みつ漏ろう洩えい罪ざい
crime of revealing state secrets; charge of leaking national security information

Built from

秘ひ密みつ+漏ろう洩えい

Written forms

秘密漏洩
- ひみつろうえい
  Standard kanji spelling. The reading ひみつろうえい is the most common.
- ひみつろうせつ
  Alternate reading using the せつ reading of 洩. Less common but still encountered.
ひみつろうせつ

Etymology

Compound of 秘密 (secret) and 漏洩 (leakage, disclosure). The reading ろうえい is the standard on'yomi for 漏洩, while ろうせつ is a less common alternative reading for 洩.