Japanese

ひみつ
Meaning: secret
Part of Speech: Noun, Adjectival noun

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Handwriting

秘
密

Example sentences

He didn't reveal the secret to anyone.
その秘密は誰も知らない。
Nobody knows that secret.
彼はその秘密を握っている。
He holds that secret.
この秘密は誰にも言わない。
I won't tell this secret to anyone.
この話はここだけの秘密にしておこう。
Let's keep this story a secret just between us.
彼はうっかり秘密を漏らした
He inadvertently let slip the secret.
彼は親友にさえも秘密を打ち明けなかった。
He didn't even reveal the secret to his best friend.
隠していた秘密が、ついに母にばれてしまった。
The secret I was hiding was finally exposed to my mother.
秘密を彼はついに白状した。
He finally confessed the secret.
その政治家には秘密の愛人がいるという噂が流れた。
Rumors spread that the politician had a secret lover.

Usage Notes

Refers to information kept hidden or known only to a specific group.

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