# 泌 — Secrete

Frequency rank 1985 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 挫 (Sprain), less common than 勃 (Suddenly).

- On’yomi: ひ
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 水 Water (Kangxi 85)
- Frequency path: Level XVI of XX

Water on the left flows with something private past the ground on the right — water that flows privately underground is secreted away, hidden fluids seeping through the earth in secret.

In words:

- 泌み泌み しみじみ — keenly;deeply;heartily

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