JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 密: "secrecy, density (pop), minuteness"
The kanji 密 means "secrecy, density (pop), minuteness, carefulness". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ミツ in on'yomi and ひそ.か in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ミツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ひそ.か
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | secrecy, density (pop), minuteness, carefulness |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 815 of 2,501 |
Common words with 密
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 秘密secret; secrecy; confidentiality; privacy · mystery
- 密着close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); being glued (to) · relating closely (to); having relevance (to)
- 密かsecret; private; surreptitious
- 厳密strict; close; precise; scrupulous
- 密室locked room · secret room
- 親密intimacy; friendship
- 密度density
- 精密precise; exact; detailed; accurate
- 濃密dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep
- 機密secrecy; highly classified information
- 密dense; thick; crowded · close (relationship); intimate
- 密集crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
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