秘密|ひみつhimitsu[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N3approx.Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjective, no-adjectivesecret; secrecy; confidentiality; privacy
    私は彼女かのじょに取り入とりいってうまく秘密ひみつを聞き出ききだした。↗
    I charmed a secret out of her.
  2. nounmystery
  3. nounsecret (e.g. to success)
  4. noun, Buddhismesoteric teachings
Conjugation
Plain form秘密(ひみつ)
Polite (desu)秘密です(ひみつです)
Negative (dewa nai)秘密ではない(ひみつではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)秘密ではありません(ひみつではありません)
Past (datta)秘密だった(ひみつだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)秘密ではなかった(ひみつではなかった)
Te form (de)秘密で(ひみつで)
Adverbial (ni)秘密に(ひみつに)
Conditional (nara)秘密なら(ひみつなら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Japanese definitions
  1. 隠かくして他人たにんに見みせたり知しらせたりしないこと。またそのようにして隠かくされている事柄ことがら。
  2. 未知みちの事柄ことがら。謎なぞ。
  3. 他人たにんには知しらせない秘訣ひけつ。
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