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密
密
11 strokes
Frequency: 815
JLPT N1
Grade 6

Meanings

secrecy
density (pop)
minuteness
carefulness

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ミツ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ひそ.か

Common Words

秘密
ひみつ
Noun
Freq #1023
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

secret; secrecy; confidentiality; privacy

Examples
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.
2

mystery

3

secret (e.g. to success)

4

Buddhism

esoteric teachings

密着
みっちゃく
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #5169
1

close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); being glued (to)

2

relating closely (to); having relevance (to)

Examples
その問題は我々の日常生活に密着している。
The problem closely relates to our everyday life.
3

Photography

contact printing

密か
秘か
ひそか
窃か
私か
～な Adj.
Freq #5816
1

secret; private; surreptitious

Examples
彼はひそかにあなたの財産を狙っていますよ。
He has designs on your property.
厳密
げんみつ
～な Adj.
Freq #10461
1

strict; close; precise; scrupulous

Examples
厳密な科学的観点からは、歴史は科学とはいえない。
From a strictly scientific point of view, history cannot be called a science.
密室
みっしつ
Noun
Freq #10468
1

locked room

2

secret room

親密
しんみつ
～な Adj.
Noun
Freq #10869
1

intimacy; friendship

Examples
ついに彼らの友情が壊れ、二人の親密な関係は消え失せた。
Finally, their friendship ended and their close relationship disappeared.
密度
みつど
Noun
Freq #11666
1

density

精密
せいみつ
～な Adj.
Noun
Freq #12207
1

precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close

Examples
なぜならば、精密に検査しても何か欠点が現れないほど美しいものは存在しないからである。
This is because there is nothing so beautiful that, even on close inspection, no defects will be found.
濃密
のうみつ
～な Adj.
Freq #12224
1

dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy; detailed (description); close (relationship); intimate

機密
きみつ
Noun
Freq #12455
1

secrecy; highly classified information

Examples
あそこの会社から技術情報をもらうには、まず機密保持契約を結ばなければいけない。
To get technical information from that company, we first have to sign a non-disclosure agreement.
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