noun
Refers to a personal or intimate secret, often with a nuance of something kept hidden from others. Common in literary or emotional contexts.
彼女は誰にも言えない秘め事を抱えている。
She carries a secret she can't tell anyone.
二人だけの秘め事が、絆を深めた。
Their shared secret deepened their bond.
Compound of 秘め (hime, continuative form of 秘める 'to hide') + 事 (koto 'thing, matter'). The reading ひめごと is a rendaku form of こと.