Moto 秘: Secret; ConcealKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ヒ
- Kun'yomi
- ひ(める)、ひそ(か)、かく(す)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, grade 6
- Words
- 152 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ヒ)
- 秘書ひしょ(private) secretary
- 秘密ひみつsecret; secrecy
- 極秘ごくひabsolute secrecy
- 秘話ひわsecret story; unknown episode
- 秘めるひめるto hide; to keep to oneself
- 秘伝ひでんsecret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
- 秘匿ひとくhiding; concealment
- 秘境ひきょうunexplored region; one of the most secluded regions
- 秘策ひさくsecret plan; secret scheme
- 秘蔵ひぞうtreasuring; cherishing
- 秘訣ひけつsecret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success)
- 黙秘もくひremaining silent; keeping secret
- 黙秘権もくひけんright to keep silent; right to silence
- ゆるしの秘跡ゆるしのひせきsacrament of penance and reconciliation
- マル秘マルひconfidential; secret
- ヤルタ秘密協定ヤルタひみつきょうていThe Yalta Agreement (secret American-British-Soviet agreement wherein the Soviets agreed to attack Japan within three months of the German surrender)
- 企業秘密きぎょうひみつcompany or industrial secret; trade secret
- 保秘ほひkeeping (something) secret
- 信書の秘密しんしょのひみつprivacy of correspondence
- 公然の秘密こうぜんのひみつopen secret
- 公設秘書こうせつひしょgovernment-paid secretary
- 可能性を秘めるかのうせいをひめるto have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
- 営業秘密えいぎょうひみつtrade secret
- 奥義秘伝おうぎひでんsecrets; mysteries
- 守秘しゅひkeeping a secret; secrecy
- 守秘義務しゅひぎむduty of confidentiality
- 守秘義務違反しゅひぎむいはんabuse of confidentiality
- 心に秘めるこころにひめるto keep to oneself; to keep secret
- 悔悛の秘跡かいしゅんのひせきsacrament of penance and reconciliation
- 政策秘書せいさくひしょpolicy secretary
- 数秘学すうひがくnumerology
- 数秘術すうひじゅつnumerology
- 極秘事項ごくひじこうclosely-guarded secret; top secret
- 極秘任務ごくひにんむtop secret mission
- 極秘情報ごくひじょうほうclassified information; top secret
- 特定秘密とくていひみつspecially designated secret
- 特定秘密保護法とくていひみつほごほうAct on the Protection of Specially Designated Secrets (2013); Secret Information Protection Act
- 社外秘しゃがいひcompany secret
- 私設秘書しせつひしょprivate secretary
- 秘ひsecret; mystery
- 秘けつひけつsecret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success)
- 秘し隠しひしかくしcover-up
- 秘するひするto keep secret; to conceal
- 秘めごとひめごとsecret
- 秘めやかひめやかsecret
- 秘め事ひめごとsecret
- 秘中ひちゅうin secret
- 秘中の秘ひちゅうのひtop secret
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 秘かひそかsecret; private
Other readings
- 神秘しんぴmystery; mysteriousness
- 便秘べんぴconstipation
- 神秘的しんぴてきmysterious; mystical
- 丸秘マルひconfidential; secret
- 厳秘げんぴstrict secret; top-secret
- 神秘主義しんぴしゅぎmysticism
- 神秘劇しんぴげきmystery play; mystère
- 神秘化しんみつかcreating a mystery; mystification
- 神秘学しんぴがくoccultism (Western)
- 神秘性しんぴせいmystique
- 神秘的雰囲気しんぴてきふんいきmystique
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