noun, takes genitive case の

  1. secret (recipe, medicine, etc.), mysteries (e.g. of an art).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
秘伝 ひでん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

secret, conceal
ヒ ひ.める ひそ.か (6th, N1)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
invariably, certain, inevitable
ヒツ かなら.ず (4th, N3)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)
transmit, go along, walk along
つた.わる デン つだ.う (4th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
say
ウン い.う ここに (Kentei Pre-1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)