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密ひそか (hisoka)

secret, private, surreptitious

  • JLPT N1
  • adjectival noun
  • Pitch 2
  • #8249 most frequent

Meaning

密か (ひそか, hisoka) is a JLPT N1 adjectival noun meaning “secret, private, surreptitious”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 10

彼女かのじょの誕生たんじょう日びパーティーを密ひそかに計画けいかくしています。

We're secretly planning a birthday party for her.

彼かれは密ひそかに庭にわに入り込はいりこんだ。

He entered the garden secretly.

彼女かのじょは密ひそかに彼かれの失敗しっぱいを笑わらった。

She laughed up her sleeve at his failure.

彼かれは密ひそかに遊あそびたいと思おもっている。

He has a secret desire to play.

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