dense / secret
N2- Onyomi
- ミツ
- Stroke count
- 11
- JLPT
- N2
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 密 down and you get 山 (mountain) — three peaks rising side by side. Picture mountain peaks rising side by side, put 密 inside it, and let that scene stand for "dense" — dense / secret. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 11
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は11画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 11 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
密度
mitsudo
density
綿密
menmitsu
meticulous
緻密
chimitsu
precise
密か
hisoka
secret
密集
misshuu
crowding
密接
missetsu
close (relationship)
Example sentences (2)
都心は人口の密度が高いです。
としん は じんこう の みつど が たかい です。
toshin wa jinkou no mitsudo ga takai desu.
The population density is high in the city center.
密度の高い時間を過ごすには、集中できる環境が必要です。
みつど の たかい じかん を すごす に は、しゅうちゅう できる かんきょう が ひつよう です。
mitsudo no takai jikan o sugosu ni wa, shuuchuu dekiru kankyou ga hitsuyou desu.
To spend your time densely and productively, you need an environment where you can concentrate.