秘 – secret, conceal

10 strokesTaught in grade 6#862 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 秘 means secret, conceal. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ヒ (hi); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ひ.める、ひそ.か、かく.す (himeru, hisoka, kakusu). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 禾 (no. 115).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ヒ	hi
Kun’yomi	ひ.める	himeru
Kun’yomi	ひそ.か	hisoka
Kun’yomi	かく.す	kakusu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 禾 (Kangxi radical 115). Components: ノ・禾・心・丶.

Words using 秘

秘密ひみつsecret神秘しんぴmystery秘書ひしょ(private) secretary

Example sentences

私は彼女に取り入ってうまく秘密を聞き出した。

I charmed a secret out of her.

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その夢は私には神秘だった。

The dream was a mystery to me.

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社長はブザーで秘書を呼んだ。

The boss buzzed his secretary.

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Kanji with the same radical

私税移種程科積秋秀称秒稲稼秩稿穏

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