Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 密か(ひそか) in Japanese

密か, 秘か, 窃か
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
ひそか
Romaji
hisoka
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    secret; private; surreptitious
    Example sentence
    女は密かに失敗笑った。 She laughed up her sleeve at his failure.

Examples of 密か, 秘か, 窃か, ひそか in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

9 strokes

stealth, steal, secret, private, hushed

On'Yomi: セツ

Kun'Yomi: ぬす.む, ひそ.か

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JLPT 1

10 strokes

secret, conceal

On'Yomi: ヒ

Kun'Yomi: ひ.める, ひそ.か, かく.す

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JLPT 1

11 strokes

secrecy, density (pop), minuteness, carefulness

On'Yomi: ミツ

Kun'Yomi: ひそ.か

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