社内(しゃない)秘(ひ)

しゃないひ
noun
confidential (within a company); for internal use only
1. confidential (within a company); for internal use only
A classification label indicating that a document or piece of information is restricted to employees of the company and must not be shared externally. Commonly stamped or printed on sensitive business documents.
この資料(しりょう)は社内(しゃない)秘(ひ)です。
This document is confidential.
社内(しゃない)秘(ひ)の情報(じょうほう)を外部(がいぶ)に漏(も)らさないでください。
Please do not leak confidential information to outsiders.
会議(かいぎ)で配(くば)られた社内(しゃない)秘(ひ)の書類(しょるい)は、使用後(しようご)にシュレッダーで処分(しょぶん)することになっている。
Confidential documents distributed at the meeting are to be shredded after use.

A compound of 社内(しゃない) (within the company) and 秘(ひ) (secret, confidential). This label is a standard part of Japanese corporate document classification. It is often stamped in red on the cover or header of documents.

DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION LEVELS (from least to most restricted):

  • 社内(しゃない)限(かぎ)り: for internal distribution (less restrictive)
  • 社内(しゃない)秘(ひ): confidential within the company
  • 部外(ぶがい)秘(ひ): confidential outside the department
  • 極秘(ごくひ): top secret

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 社内(しゃない)秘(ひ)の資料(しりょう): confidential materials
  • 社内(しゃない)秘(ひ)の情報(じょうほう): confidential information
  • 社内(しゃない)秘(ひ)扱(あつか)い: treated as confidential

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 機密(きみつ): classified, secret — a stronger, more formal term
  • 極秘(ごくひ): top secret — the highest level of confidentiality
  • 部外(ぶがい)秘(ひ): not to be disclosed outside the department
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