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How to say 'Secret' in Japanese | 内緒

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The Japanese word for Secret is 'Naisho', written as 内緒 in Japanese.'Secret' in hiragana is ないしょ.

    word

    内緒

    Meaning

    Secret

    Reading

    ないしょ

    naisho

    Kanji

    内Inside 緒Beginning, Together

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '内緒 (ないしょ)' means 'secret'. It refers to information that is deliberately kept hidden or not disclosed to others. This word is often used in casual conversations to indicate that something should not be shared. For example: This is a secret, so don't tell anyone「これは内緒だから、誰にも言わないで」(これはないしょだから、だれにもいわないで). I'll tell you a secret「内緒の話を教えるね」(ないしょのはなしをおしえるね). The term can also imply confidentiality in relationships or agreements, such as keeping a surprise party a secret from someone.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    9

    Frequency

    6830

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 内緒

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    内

    Meaning

    Inside

  • kanji

    緒

    Meaning

    Beginning, Together

Words Related to 内緒 Through the Kanji 内

These 22 Words contain the Kanji 内 as well.

  • word

    内

    Meaning

    Inside

  • word

    内容

    Meaning

    Content

  • word

    家内

    Meaning

    Wife

  • word

    国内

    Meaning

    Domestic

  • word

    案内

    Meaning

    Guidance

  • word

    内部

    Meaning

    Inside

  • word

    内閣

    Meaning

    Cabinet

  • word

    市内

    Meaning

    City

  • word

    以内

    Meaning

    Within

  • word

    内側

    Meaning

    Inside

  • word

    室内

    Meaning

    Indoors

  • word

    社内

    Meaning

    In company

  • word

    その内

    Meaning

    Soon

  • word

    体内

    Meaning

    Inside body

  • word

    都内

    Meaning

    Tokyo

  • word

    内面

    Meaning

    Inside, Inner

  • word

    内科

    Meaning

    Internal medicine

  • word

    内臓

    Meaning

    Internal organs

  • word

    境内

    Meaning

    Precincts

  • word

    内陸

    Meaning

    Inland

  • word

    内心

    Meaning

    Innermost

  • word

    内外

    Meaning

    Inside outside, Domestic foreign

Words Related to 内緒 Through the Kanji 緒

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 緒 as well.

  • word

    一緒に

    Meaning

    Together

  • word

    一緒

    Meaning

    Together

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What does 'Naisho' (内緒) mean?

'Naisho' means 'Secret' .

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