密
密·secret, dense, close, careful
- On-yomi
- ミツ
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 秘密 | ひみつ | secret |
| 密接 | みっせつ | close (relation) |
| 密度 | みつど | density |
| 厳密 | げんみつ | strict, precise |
| 親密 | しんみつ | intimate, close |
Example sentences
これは二人だけの秘密だ。
これはふたりだけのひみつだ。
This is a secret between just the two of us.
この地域は人口密度が高い。
このちいきはじんこうみつどがたかい。
This area has a high population density.
両国は密接な関係にある。
りょうこくはみっせつなかんけいにある。
The two countries have a close relationship.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- 密 is ミツ; before certain sounds it becomes みっ: 密接 みっせつ, 密着 みっちゃく.
- 密 and 蜜 are both ミツ; 秘密 (secret) uses 山 at the bottom, 蜂蜜 (honey) uses 虫.
Memory aid
Picture it
Something hidden under a roof 宀 deep in the mountains 山: a secret, packed in densely.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 過密かみつovercrowding, overpopulation
- 精密せいみつprecision, precise
- 厳密げんみつstrict, rigorous, precise (definition, check, rule)
- 密接みっせつclose, intimate (relationship, connection)
- 密やかひそやかquiet, secret
- 綿密めんみつmeticulous, detailed
- 密集みっしゅうcrowding together; dense concentration
- 密度みつどdensity
- 密かひそかsecret; private; stealthy; surreptitious
- 秘密ひみつsecret
- 密みつdense, close-packed; close (relations); secret
- 密輸みつゆsmuggling
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