秘める

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 [hìméꜜrù]
Imperative (命令形) 秘めろ [hìméꜜrò]
Key constructions
Passive 秘められる められ [hìméráréꜜrù]
Causative 秘めさせる めさせ [hìmésáséꜜrù]
Potential 秘められる められ [hìméráréꜜrù]
Volitional 秘めよう めよ [hìméyóꜜò]
Negative 秘めない ない [hìméꜜnàì]
Negative perfective 秘めなかった なかった [hìméꜜnàkàttà]
Formal 秘めます めま [hìmémáꜜsù]
Perfective 秘めた めた [híꜜmètà]
Conjunctive 秘めて めて [híꜜmètè]
Hypothetical conditional 秘めれば れば [hìméꜜrèbà]

Verb

()める (himeru) transitive ichidan (stem () (hime), past ()めた (himeta))

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

Conjugation

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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