内密(ないみつ)

ないみつ
noun
confidential; private; secret
1. confidential; private; secret
Something kept from public knowledge or shared only with select people, often in a professional or personal context.
この件(けん)は内密(ないみつ)にしてください。
Please keep this matter confidential.
内密(ないみつ)の話(はなし)がある。
I have something private to discuss.
上司(じょうし)から内密(ないみつ)に相談(そうだん)を受(う)けた。
I received a confidential consultation from my boss.

Used to describe information or matters that should not be disclosed to others. Functions as both a noun and a na-adjective. Common in business and formal contexts when discussing sensitive information.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 内密(ないみつ)にする: to keep confidential
  • 内密(ないみつ)の話(はなし): a private conversation
  • 内密(ないみつ)に処理(しょり)する: to handle discreetly
  • 内密(ないみつ)に進(すす)める: to proceed in secret

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 秘密(ひみつ): secret — broader and more common, used for everything from personal secrets to classified information, while 内密(ないみつ) has a more formal, discreet nuance and implies keeping something within a trusted circle
  • 極秘(ごくひ): top secret — much stronger than 内密(ないみつ), implying the highest level of confidentiality
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