Meaning of 密か in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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密か, 秘か, 窃かJLPT 1
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Kana Readingひそか
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Romajihisoka
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- secret; private; surreptitious
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Example Sentences
密か, 秘か, 窃か, ひそか used in context
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She laughed up her sleeve at his failure.
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He has a secret desire to play.
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He entered the garden secretly.
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He has designs on your property.
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人間の心は昔から数々の宝を隠し持っており、それは秘かに保持され、沈黙のうちに封じ込まれている。
The human heart has hidden treasures, in secret kept, in silence sealed.
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私の知っている最大の喜びは、ひそかによい行いをして偶然人に知られることである。
The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth and have it found out by accident.
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