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秘密

ひみつ

secret, privacy

Mnemonic

Two different characters for the same idea stacked on top of each other, held back and shut in. He ひ meets みつ you about it in the car park, and somebody in the office knows anyway: ひみつ.

Built from

secret, keep back
禾 grain on the left, held back and not shown to anybody who asks.
secret, dense
宀 a roof with everything packed in tight underneath it and a hill behind. Nothing gets out that way.

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