密(みつ)

みつ
na-adjective / noun
close, dense, secret
1. close, dense, thick
Having parts that are closely packed together.
密(みつ)な森(もり)に入(はい)る。
To enter a dense forest.
三密(さんみつ)を避(さ)けてください。
Please avoid the 'three Cs' (closed spaces, crowded places, close contact).
COVID-related term
この地域(ちいき)は人口(じんこう)が密(みつ)で、住宅(じゅうたく)が隙間(すきま)なく並(なら)んでいる。
This area is densely populated, with houses lined up without any gaps.
2. secret, confidential
Not known or meant to be known publicly.
密(みつ)の会議(かいぎ)が開(ひら)かれた。
A secret meeting was held.
密(みつ)に計画(けいかく)を進(すす)めていた。
They were advancing the plan in secret.
政府(せいふ)は密(みつ)に交渉(こうしょう)を続(つづ)けていたが、やがてその事実(じじつ)が報道(ほうどう)された。
The government had been conducting secret negotiations, but eventually the fact was reported.
3. intimate, close (relationship)
Having a close or private connection.
密(みつ)な関係(かんけい)を築(きず)く。
To build a close relationship.
密(みつ)に連絡(れんらく)を取(と)り合(あ)う。
To stay in close contact.
二人(ふたり)は長年(ながねん)にわたって密(みつ)な友情(ゆうじょう)を保(たも)ち続(つづ)けている。
The two have maintained a close friendship for many years.

MEANINGS:
1. Dense/Close: 密(みつ)な森(もり) (dense forest)
2. Secret: 秘密(ひみつ) (secret)
3. Close (relationship): 親密(しんみつ) (intimate)

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 秘密(ひみつ) (secret)
  • 親密(しんみつ) (intimate, close)
  • 緻密(ちみつ) (precise, meticulous)
  • 密度(みつど) (density)
  • 密接(みっせつ) (close, intimate)
  • 密輸(みつゆ) (smuggling)

COVID TERM:

三密(さんみつ) (sanmitsu - the "three Cs") became widely used during the COVID-19 pandemic to describe situations to avoid:

  • 密閉(みっぺい) (enclosed spaces)
  • 密集(みっしゅう) (crowded places)
  • 密接(みっせつ) (close contact)

Related Words

Related: 秘密(ひみつ) (secret)
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Added 2026.1.12 21:48 · Revised 2026.3.2 9:28
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