# 秘 — secret

秘 means “secret”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: ヒ (hi). Kun'yomi: ひ(める) (himeru). You'll see it in words such as 秘める (himeru, “to hide; to keep to oneself”).

- Meaning: secret
- On'yomi: ヒ (hi)
- Kun'yomi: ひ(める) (himeru)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Thinking & noticing 1

## How to remember 秘

Parts: 禾 grain · 必 certainly

## Words with 秘

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 秘める | ひめる (himeru) | to hide; to keep to oneself |

## Don't confuse it with

[泌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ooze/) · [密](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/density/)

## More in the “Thinking & noticing 1” set

[策](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/scheme/) · [企](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/undertake/) · [視](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/look-at/) · [推](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/infer/) · [徴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sign/) · [秘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/secret/) · [慮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/prudence/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/secret/. Last updated 2026-11-01.