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Japanese symbol for “secretive”

Romaji: himitsuppoi
secretive

In Japanese, secretive is , read (himitsuppoi).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-i secretive

Kanji and stroke order

secret, conceal
on: ヒ
kun: ひ.める、ひそ.か、かく.す
10 strokes · JLPT 1
secrecy, density (pop), minuteness
on: ミツ
kun: ひそ.か
11 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “secretive”

WordReadingMeaning
ひみつめいた himitsumeitasecretive; mysterious; furtive

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ひみつ himitsusecret; secrecy; confidentiality
ひしょ hisho(private) secretary
ごくひ gokuhiabsolute secrecy
しんぴ shinpimystery; mysteriousness; secret
べんぴ benpiconstipation
ひけつ hiketsusecret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.)
みつど mitsudodensity
せいみつ seimitsuprecise; exact; detailed

See also: Chinese symbol for “secretive”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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