密
密 — Secrecy
secrecy, density (pop), minuteness, carefulness
On’yomiミツ (mitsu)
Kun’yomiひそか (hisoka)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 密
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 秘密 | ひみつ himitsu | secret; secrecy; confidentiality |
| 緊密 | きんみつ kinmitsu | rigour; rigor; closeness |
| 密接 | みっせつ missetsu | close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near |
| 密輸 | みつゆ mitsuyu | smuggling; contraband trade |
| 機密 | きみつ kimitsu | secrecy; highly classified information |
| 精密 | せいみつ seimitsu | precise; exact; detailed |
Study notes
密 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #815 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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