ひけつ
Hiketsu
Other forms: 秘けつ、秘決
秘訣 (Hiketsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “secret (method, trick, etc.), key (e.g. to success), mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.), recipe”.
Meanings
- nounsecret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
Examples
成功の秘訣は失敗を考えないことだ。
The secret of success is not to think of failure.
規則正しい生活、食事が健康の秘訣です。
An orderly lifestyle and a regular diet are the keys to health.
長生きの秘訣は、生き甲斐を持つ事だそうだ。
It is said that the secret of long life is to have something to live for.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).