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This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

秘

Readings

Kana: ヒ、ひ.める、ひそ.か、かく.す
Romaji: hi, hi.meru, hiso.ka, kaku.su
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

secret, conceal

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  115
Frequency:  862
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  1-5-5
Korean Reading:  bi
Chinese Reading:  lin2
Unicode:  79d8
JIS:  486B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1159
Nelson Index: 3281
New Nelson Index: 4140
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5d5.6
Four Corner Index: 2390.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 964
Gakken Index: 865
Japanese Names Index: 1117
Daikanwanjiten Index: 24977
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0556
Remembering the kanji Index: 904
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1583
Kodansha Compact Index: 1436
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 974
Kanji in Context Index: 1102
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 787
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1074
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 913
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 970
Essential Kanji Index: 940
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1490
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2259
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 915

Words

秘密 (ひみつ)
secret; secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; secret; mystery; esoteric teachings
神秘 (しんぴ)
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
秘宝 (ひほう)
treasure; treasured article
秘話 (ひわ)
secret story; unknown episode
秘伝 (ひでん)
secret; mystery; secret formula
秘書 (ひしょ)
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
秘める (ひめる)
to hide; to keep to oneself
極秘 (ごくひ)
absolute secrecy
秘書官 (ひしょかん)
minister's secretary
秘匿 (ひとく)
hiding; concealment
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