秘ひ訣けつ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Refers to a special method, technique, or knowledge that leads to success or mastery in a particular field. Often used in phrases like ～の秘訣 (the secret to ...).

成せい功こうの秘ひ訣けつは、決けっして諦あきらめないことだ。
The secret to success is to never give up.
彼かれは長なが生いきの秘ひ訣けつを教おしえてくれた。
He told me the secret to a long life.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉の秘ひ訣けつthe secret/key to (doing) something
健けん康こうの秘ひ訣けつは毎まい日にち運うん動どうすることだ。
The secret to good health is exercising every day.
秘ひ訣けつを教おしえるto share/teach the secret (of success)
彼かれは成せい功こうの秘ひ訣けつを若わかい社しゃ員いんたちに教おしえた。
He taught the young employees the secret to success.
秘ひ訣けつをつかむto grasp/find the secret (to doing something well)
練れん習しゅうを続つづけて、上じょう達たつの秘ひ訣けつをつかんだ。
By continuing to practice, I grasped the secret to improving.
秘ひ訣けつは〈事こと〉にあるthe secret lies in ~
長ちょう寿じゅの秘ひ訣けつは規き則そく正ただしい生せい活かつにある。
The secret to a long life lies in leading a regular lifestyle.

Kanji

秘secret, conceal
訣separation, part, secret
決decide, fix, agree upon

Related words

秘ひ密みつN3
秘密 is a general secret or confidential matter, while 秘訣 specifically means a special method or trick for succeeding at something.
コツN2
コツ is a casual word for a practical knack or tip, while 秘訣 sounds more formal and implies a carefully guarded key to success.
方ほう法ほうN4
方法 is a neutral word for any method or way of doing something, while 秘訣 specifically implies a special, often little-known method that leads to success.

Written forms

秘ひ訣けつUsage93%
Standard kanji form; high priority.
秘ひけつUsage4%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; not a standard spelling.
ヒケツUsage2%
秘ひ決けつUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; not a standard spelling.
ひけつUsage1%

Etymology

Compound of 秘 (secret) and 訣 (knack, secret method). The character 訣 originally referred to parting words or a farewell, but in Chinese-derived compounds it came to mean a key or secret formula, especially in esoteric or artistic traditions.