secret, conceal
秘 centers on keeping something hidden or private: a secret, or the act of concealing information.
秘 combines 禾 (grain) and 必 (a phonetic component), originally referring to a secret or mysterious grain. The modern form is a simplified variant of 祕.
Grain 禾 that must 必 be kept hidden: a secret stash of rice.
For ヒ, imagine a secret he (ヒ) keeps hidden in the grain.
secret; secrecy; confidentiality; privacy
(private) secretary
constipation
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
secret; mystery
to hide; to keep to oneself
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
absolute secrecy
secret story; unknown episode
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
hidden treasure; treasured article
hiding; concealment
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
private secretary
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
keeping a secret; secrecy; confidentiality
remaining silent; keeping secret
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum