秘蔵|ひぞうhizou[0]heiban (flat)
ひそうhisouok
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Definitions
- suru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectivetreasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 秘蔵する（ひぞうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 秘蔵します（ひぞうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 秘蔵しない（ひぞうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 秘蔵しません（ひぞうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 秘蔵せず・秘蔵せぬ（ひぞうせず・ひぞうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 秘蔵した（ひぞうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 秘蔵しました（ひぞうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 秘蔵しなかった（ひぞうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 秘蔵しませんでした（ひぞうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 秘蔵して（ひぞうして） |
| Potential | 秘蔵できる（ひぞうできる） |
| Passive | 秘蔵される（ひぞうされる） |
| Causative | 秘蔵させる（ひぞうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 秘蔵させられる（ひぞうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 秘蔵すれば（ひぞうすれば） |
| tara | 秘蔵したら（ひぞうしたら） |
| Volitional | 秘蔵しよう（ひぞうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 秘蔵しましょう（ひぞうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 秘蔵しろ（ひぞうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Related珍重ちんちょうWrittenWritten word for treating something as precious and valuing it highly; it can also refer to something auspicious. No nuance of keeping it hidden.
- Related箱入りはこいりNeutralNeutral: literally boxed up, hence cherished and protected. Mostly seen in 「箱入り娘」, a sheltered girl; 秘蔵 stresses treasuring it out of sight.
- Related愛玩あいがんWrittenFormal word for doting on a pet or small object as something to enjoy; it stresses the fondness itself, not whether the thing is kept hidden.
- Related秘宝ひほうWrittenWritten noun for a treasure kept hidden from others; 秘蔵 is the act of treasuring something, or the treasured item itself.
- Related珍宝ちんぽうWrittenWritten word for a rare, precious treasure; it carries no nuance of being collected or kept hidden.
- Related虎の子とらのこNeutralColloquial metaphor for savings or a treasured item you can hardly bear to touch; usually said of money.
- Antonym公開こうかいNeutralMaking something open to the public; the direct opposite of 秘蔵's sense of keeping things out of others' sight.
- Antonym放出ほうしゅつNeutralReleasing stockpiled goods or a player from a team, etc.; the opposite of 秘蔵's hoarding things for oneself.
Use 「秘蔵」 for treasuring something and keeping it out of sight, as in 「秘蔵の品」. For savings you won't touch, say 「虎の子」; for the hidden treasure itself, 「秘宝」. 「公開」 is the opposite: putting things on public view.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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