機密(きみつ)

きみつ
noun
secrecy, classified information
1. secrecy, classified information, confidential matter
Information or matters that must be kept secret, especially within organizations, government, or military contexts. Refers to the information itself as well as the state of being classified.
機密(きみつ)情報(じょうほう)が漏(も)れた。
Classified information was leaked.
この書類(しょるい)は機密(きみつ)扱(あつか)いです。
This document is treated as classified.
国家(こっか)の機密(きみつ)に関(かか)わる内容(ないよう)なので、詳細(しょうさい)は公開(こうかい)できない。
Since it involves state secrets, the details cannot be made public.

ETYMOLOGY:
機(き) (opportunity, secret) + 密(みつ) (dense, secret). The character 機(き) can mean "secret" in classical usage, so the compound emphasizes secrecy.

USAGE:
機密(きみつ) is an institutional term used in government, military, and corporate contexts. It is more formal and official than 秘密(ひみつ) (secret). Often used as a modifier: 機密(きみつ)情報(じょうほう) (classified information), 機密(きみつ)文書(ぶんしょ) (classified document).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 機密(きみつ)情報(じょうほう): classified information
  • 機密(きみつ)文書(ぶんしょ): classified document
  • 機密(きみつ)保持(ほじ): maintaining secrecy
  • 機密(きみつ)が漏(も)れる: classified information leaks
  • 機密(きみつ)漏洩(ろうえい): leaking of classified information
  • 軍事(ぐんじ)機密(きみつ): military secrets

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 秘密(ひみつ): secret (general, everyday)
  • 極秘(ごくひ): top secret (the highest level of secrecy)

Related Words

Related: 極秘(ごくひ)
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