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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

秘密任務

Pronunciation / Transliteration: himitsu ninmu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Secret mission/ˈsiː.krɪt ˈmɪʃ.ən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼は危険な秘密任務を引き受けた。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An assigned task or undertaking that is kept hidden from the general public or enemy forces, typically involving espionage, reconnaissance, or covert operations.

    "The elite squad was briefed on their secret mission under the cover of darkness."
  2. 2

    A confidential or undeclared objective pursued by an individual or organization.

    "She embarked on a secret mission to uncover the truth behind the corporate scandal."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'secret', derived from the Latin 'secretus' (meaning set apart, hidden, or withdrawn), and 'mission', from the Latin 'missio' (meaning a sending or dispatching). Historically used in military and espionage contexts, the compound phrase gained widespread cultural currency through twentieth-century literature and film depicting covert operations.

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