JLPT N1 • GENERAL

secret

Practice Question

🎉 Explanation

English Explanation

Meaning "secret" or "private", this な-adjective describes an action, feeling, or plan that is kept hidden from others. It implies doing something stealthily or holding a thought inwardly without anyone knowing. It is often used as an adverb "密かに (hisoka ni) + verb" or as "密かな (hisoka na) + noun". Example: He secretly practiced the piano every night. (彼は毎晩密かにピアノの練習をしていた。)

日本語解説

他人に知られないように、こっそりと物事を行う様子。また、心の中に秘めている感情や計画についても使われる、な形容詞。「密かに+動詞」や「密かな+名詞」の形で使う。例文:彼女は、同僚に密かな恋心を抱いている。

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