秘書|ひしょhisho[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. no-adjective(private) secretary
   社長しゃちょうはブザーで秘書ひしょを呼よんだ。↗

   The boss buzzed his secretary.
2. nountreasured book; secret book

• Synonym書記しょきNeutralA person who writes down or records documents; covers meeting minutes-takers and party posts. Unlike 「秘書」, it lacks the sense of serving one important person.
• Synonym秘書官ひしょかんFormalFormal word for the official secretary post serving a minister or other high official, as in 「首相秘書官」; an official government post rather than a private secretary.
• SynonymセクレタリーNeutralLoanword meaning secretary, but rare in use; in everyday speech 「秘書」 is the normal choice.
• Related書記官しょきかんFormalFormal term for an official post such as a court clerk or diplomatic secretary; an official title rather than a general secretary.
• Related右筆ゆうひつWrittenWritten, historical term for the secretary-scribe of the samurai era who drafted documents and letters for a lord; carries an old-fashioned flavor.

Use 「秘書」 for a position directly serving an important person and handling confidential documents and affairs, as in 「社長秘書」 or 「議員秘書」. For a minister's official secretary post say 「秘書官」, and for a meeting minutes-taker say 「書記」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 要職ようしょくの人ひとに直属ちょくぞくして、機密きみつの文書ぶんしょ・事務じむなどを取り扱とりあつかう職しょく。また、その人ひと。セクレタリー。
2. 秘密ひみつの文書ぶんしょ。また、それを扱あつかう人ひと。
3. 秘ひして人ひとに見みせない書物しょもつ。秘蔵ひぞうの書物しょもつ。