秘める

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
祕める (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From classical form () (himu), from () (hi, secret) + (-mu, suffix to make a verb).

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「秘める
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
秘める
Imperative (命令形) 秘めろ
Key constructions
Passive 秘められる められ
Causative 秘めさせる めさせ
Potential 秘められる められ
Volitional 秘めよう めよ
Negative 秘めない ない
Negative perfective 秘めなかった なかった
Formal 秘めます めま
Perfective 秘めた めた
Conjunctive 秘めて めて
Hypothetical conditional 秘めれば れば

Verb

()める (himerutransitive ichidan (stem () (hime), past ()めた (himeta))

  1. hide, keep feelings or thoughts inside, keep something to oneself

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN