秘める

ひめる

to hide; to keep to oneself

What does 秘める mean?

秘める is a Japanese verb meaning to hide; to keep to oneself in English. It is written as 秘める in kanji, ひめる in hiragana, and himeru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼女はその秘密を自分の胸ひとつに秘めておいた。

She kept the secret to herself.