秘 訣(ひけつ)

ひけつ

noun

secret, key, tip

1. secret (to success), key, tip

The crucial method, technique, or piece of knowledge that leads to success or a good result. Often translated as 'the secret to...' or 'the key to...'.

成功(せいこう)の秘訣(ひけつ)は努力(どりょく)だ。

The secret to success is hard work.

長生(ながい)きの秘訣(ひけつ)を教(おし)えてください。

Please tell me the secret to a long life.

料理(りょうり)が上手(じょうず)になる秘訣(ひけつ)は、毎日(まいにち)作(つく)り続(つづ)けることだと思(おも)う。

I think the key to becoming good at cooking is to keep making food every day.

USAGE:
Almost always appears in the pattern ～の秘訣(ひけつ) (the secret/key to...). Not to be confused with the homophone 否決(ひけつ) (rejection, voting down).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

成功(せいこう)の秘訣(ひけつ): the secret to success
長生(ながい)きの秘訣(ひけつ): the secret to a long life
健康(けんこう)の秘訣(ひけつ): the key to good health
秘訣(ひけつ)を教(おし)える: to share a secret/tip

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