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秘

Kanji 秘: meaning "secret, hidden", readings, stroke order

The kanji 秘 means "secret, hidden". On'yomi: ヒ; kun'yomi: ひめる. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
secret, hidden
On'yomi
ヒ
Kun'yomi
ひめる
Strokes
10
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
祕 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 秘

  • 秘密 ひみつ — secret, secrecy
  • 神秘 しんぴ — mystery
  • 秘書 ひしょ — (private) secretary

Stroke order · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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