| 974 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 964 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 865 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3281 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 940 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1583 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1117 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 807 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 824 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1102 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1436 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1490 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 787 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1074 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 913 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24977 | Morohashi |
| 1159 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4140 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 904 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 970 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 915 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
862 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 秘 【ヒ】 secret, mystery
- 秘書 【ヒショ】 (private) secretary, treasured book, secret book
- 部外秘 【ブガイヒ】 restricted, confidential
- 社外秘 【シャガイヒ】 company secret
Kun reading compounds
- 秘める 【ひめる】 to hide, to keep to oneself
- 密か 【ひそか】 secret, private, surreptitious
Readings
- Korean:
- bi
Spanish
- secreto
- misterio
- mala evacuación
- esconder
- mantener en secreto
Portuguese
- segredo
- esconder
French
- garder secret
- cacher
| 2259 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5d5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-5 | SKIP code |
| 2390.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 79d8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
815 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 密 【ミツ】 dense, thick, crowded, close (relationship), intimate, minute, fine, careful, secret, esoteric Buddhism, secret Buddhist teachings
- 密度 【ミツド】 density
- 濃密 【ノウミツ】 thick, dense, rich (as in taste or content), deep (colour), strong (smell, scent), crowded
- 細密 【サイミツ】 detailed knowledge, finely detailed
Kun reading compounds
- 密か 【ひそか】 secret, private, surreptitious
- 密か事 【みそかごと】 secret, private matter, amorous affair, liaison
Readings
- Korean:
- mil
Spanish
- denso
- concentrado
- minucioso
- preciso
- en secreto
Portuguese
- segredo
- densidade
- pormenor
- cuidado
French
- secret
- densité (population)
- minutieux
- consciencieux
| 990 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 978 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 858 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1316 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1118 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1214 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1713 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 806 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 822 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1103 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 489 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2857 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1474 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1984 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 782 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7205 | Morohashi |
| 2292 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1343 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 775 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 837 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 933 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 776 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m8.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 3077.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5bc6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
104 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 性 【セイ】 nature (of a person), sex, gender, sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.), gender, -ty, -ity, -ness, -cy
- 性格 【セイカク】 character (of a person), personality, disposition, nature, characteristics, nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
- 耐性 【タイセイ】 resistance (e.g. to antibiotics), tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
- 社会性 【シャカイセイ】 sociality
- 性 【ショウ】 nature, disposition, temperament, character, quality, that which does not change according to external influences
- 性根 【ショウネ】 nature, character, disposition
- 冷え性 【ヒエショウ】 sensitivity to cold
- 凝り性 【コリショウ】 tendency to become totally absorbed in something, monomania, perfectionism, fastidiousness, meticulousness, susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
Kun reading compounds
- 性 【さが】 one's nature, one's destiny, custom, tradition, habit, convention
Readings
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- sexo
- género
- naturaleza
- temperamento
Portuguese
- sexo
- gênero
- natureza
French
- sexe
- genre
- nature
- propriétés
| 645 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 745 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 723 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 199 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1666 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 280 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 535 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 564 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 98 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 98 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 421 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 811 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 357 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 222 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 266 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1572 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10478 | Morohashi |
| 299 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1822 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1558 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1679 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 119 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 690 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 1-1-7 | SKIP code |
| 9501.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6027 | Unicode hex code |