Vocabulary

What does 密か (ひそか, hisoka) mean?

密か (ひそか, hisoka) means secretly, covertly.

Quick facts
Readingひそか
Romajihisoka
Part of speechna-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ひそか
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhisoka

secretly, covertly

  1. 1na-adjective secret; private; surreptitious

Example sentences

  • I secretly proceeded with the plan.

  • She had secretly had feelings for him.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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