ひ
秘
でん
伝

noun, takes genitive case の

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ひ
秘
でん
伝
 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)