Illustration: At a pottery studio, a beginner's collapsed clay bowls sit in a discouraging row beside the wheel. An experienced potter guides the beginner's thumb into a small supporting position inside a fresh bowl while the other fingers shape its outer wall.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

秘ひ訣けつ

hiketsu

secret, key to success

Example sentences

  1. 成功せいこうの秘訣ひけつは何なんですか？

    What’s the secret to success?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. おいしいジャムを作つくる秘訣ひけつを教おしえてください。

    Please tell me the secret to making good jam.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 健康けんこうの秘訣ひけつは無理むりをしないことだと思おもう。

    I think the key to good health is to not push yourself too hard.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 秘訣

  • 秘secret; concealOnヒKunひめる・ひそか・かくす
  • 訣separation; partOnケツKunわかれ・わかれる

A word like this on every new tab

The Bebop Chrome extension shows one illustrated Japanese word each time you open a new tab in Chrome, with its reading, meaning, kanji and three example sentences. Choose any mix of levels from N5 to beyond N1. It’s free, with no account.

The Bebop new tab showing 音楽, music, over an illustration of a family playing music at home, with three example sentences
Add to Chrome Free on the Chrome Web Store
For Chrome on a computer. See it on the Chrome Web Store