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秘 = 禾 + 必
秘 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “secret”. It is built from 禾 (grain) and 必 (invariably). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 970.
- Keyword
- secret
- RTK frame
- 970
- Strokes
- 10
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ヒ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ひ.める, ひそ.か, かく.す
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- секрет
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 秘 secret
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 秘 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “grain” + “invariably”. 秘 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 秘 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.