# 密 — Secrecy

Frequency rank 694 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 似 (Resemble), less common than 寝 (Lie Down).

- On’yomi: みつ
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 宀 Roof (Kangxi 40)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

Under a roof on top, a heart hides behind a mountain below -- a heart hidden behind a mountain under a closed roof maintains perfect secrecy.

In words:

- 密か ひそか — secret;private;surreptitious
- 密度 みつど — density
- 密集 みっしゅう — crowd;close formation;dense

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