秘 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「禾」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「禾」
- On
- ヒひ · hi
- Kun
- ひ(める)hi(meru)
- Meaning
- secret; to conceal
Stroke order
Origin
禾 "grain" plus 必 "without fail"; something always kept from sight — hence "secret, to conceal."
Readings and examples
| Onヒひhi | 秘密ひみつ秘書ひしょ神秘しんぴ |
|---|---|
| Kunひめるhimeru | 秘めるひめる |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 秘密ひみつ
secret
- 秘書ひしょ
secretary
- 秘密裡ひみつり
- 秘訣ひけつ
Example
二人だけの秘密にした。
We kept it a secret between the two of us.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)