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隠密

隠密

See also: 隱密 and 隐密

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 隱密.
(This term, 隠密, is a variant form of 隱密.)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
おん
Grade: S
みつ
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Etymology 1

From Middle Chinese 隠密.

Pronunciation

  • On'yomi: go'on
  • IPA(key): /oɴ mitsu/, [õ̞ɴmit͡sɯᵝ], [õ̞ɴmit͡sɯ̥ᵝ]
Note that the kan'on reading of inmitsu is more common.

Adjectival noun

隠密 (-na inflection, hiragana おんみつ, romaji onmitsu)

  1. stealthy, covert, undercover
Inflection
Synonyms

Noun

隠密 (hiragana おんみつ, romaji onmitsu)

  1. stealth
  2. A spy or undercover detective. In former times, included warriors or ninja sent to gather information.
See also

Etymology 2

Alternative reading of 隠密.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Adjectival noun

隠密 (-na inflection, hiragana いんみつ, romaji inmitsu)

  1. stealthy, covert, undercover
Declension
Synonyms

Noun

隠密 (hiragana いんみつ, romaji inmitsu)

  1. stealth