密か
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 密か
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.
Kanji in this Word
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
秘
10 strokes
Frequency: 862
JLPT N1
Grade 6
Meanings
secret
conceal
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ヒ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ひ.める
ひそ.か
かく.す
窃
9 strokes
Frequency: 1871
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
stealth
steal
secret
private
hushed
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
セツ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ぬす.む
ひそ.か
私
7 strokes
Frequency: 242
JLPT N3
Grade 6
Meanings
private
I
me
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
わたくし
わたし
竊
22 strokes
Meanings
steal
secret
private
hushed
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
セツ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ぬす.む
ひそ.かに
潜
15 strokes
Frequency: 1329
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
submerge
conceal
hide
lower (voice)
hush
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
セン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ひそ.む
もぐ.る
かく.れる
くぐ.る
ひそ.める
陰
11 strokes
Frequency: 1393
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
shade
yin
negative
sex organs
secret
shadow
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
イン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
かげ
かげ.る
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