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内緒 (ないしょ) — secrecy | JLPT N1 · Nihongo Circle

内緒

ないしょ

particle

Meanings

1secrecy
2privacy
3secret
4confidentiality
5one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
6inner realization
7personal enlightenment
8kitchen

Example sentence

私たちには内緒ごとは何もない。

We have no secrets from each other.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

内Inside, Within, Between4 strokes 緒Thong, Beginning, Inception14 strokes

More words with 内

内乱ないらん · civil warN1 内部ないぶ · interiorN1 内陸ないりく · inlandN1 内訳うちわけ · the itemsN1 この内このうち · among these

Full entry on Jisho

内海ないかい · inland sea

内線ないせん · phone extensionN2

内閣ないかく · cabinetN1

More words with 緒

情緒じょうちょ · emotionN1 情緒じょうしょ · emotionN1 一緒にいっしょに · together (with)緒お · cord 端緒たんしょ · start 由緒ゆいしょ · history 一緒いっしょ · togetherN5

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