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通信の秘密 (tsuushinnohimitsu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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The constitution guarantees the privacy of communications.
The privacy of communications is one of the fundamental principles of democracy.
Kanji 通 traffic, pass through, avenue 密 secrecy, density (pop), minuteness Related words プライバシー A broader term for personal privacy in general, while 通信の秘密 specifically refers to the secrecy of correspondence and communication.
個こ 人じん 情じょう 報ほう Refers to personal information or data, whereas 通信の秘密 focuses on the confidentiality of the communication process itself.
Etymology Compound of 通信 (communication) and 秘密 (secret), literally 'secret of communication'. The term is a direct translation of the legal concept 'privacy of communications'.