漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
秘: secret, conceal
JLPT N110 strokesGrade 6Your ink: 白 Not met
禾 carries the meaning · 必 gives the sound
10 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
ヒhi · on'yomi · in compounds
- 秘密ひみつsecret, secrecy
- 秘訣ひけつkey, the secret (of)
- 秘書ひしょsecretary
- 秘伝ひでんsecret, mystery, secret formula
- 秘蔵ひぞうtreasure, prize, cherish
- 秘宝ひほうtreasure, treasured article
- 極秘ごくひabsolute secrecy
- 便秘べんぴconstipation
- 神秘的なしんぴてきなmysterious
- 黙秘するもくひするkeep silent, stand mute
ひめるhimeru · kun'yomi · on its own
- 秘めるひめるhide, keep to oneself
Also read ひそか, かくす, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“The harvest is ready! Imagine a field of golden rice bowing its head in the autumn breeze.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side秘 secret · 禾
vs泌 ooze · 氵In ChineseA Japanese form · Chinese writes 祕 · mì
秘 is a Japanese simplification. Chinese writes 祕 in both simplified and traditional script.
- Simplified
- 祕 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 祕 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin mì most common reading
False friend. Chinese also has a character 秘 (mì), but it is a different word. The Chinese for this kanji is 祕.
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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