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everyone,

Ran across this line ㊙︎DVD, with the 秘 encircled. Do any of you know what this
might mean?
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slang abbreviations symbols
What does ㊙︎DVD mean?
This is a common abbreviation style to suggest a certain phrase by enclosing a
single kanji in the word. Some frequently used symbols are now officially
available on the computer (see
[1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclosed_CJK_Letters_and_Months),
[2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclosed_Ideographic_Supplement)) due to
typographical needs.

In this case,

> ㊙︎ = 秘密【ひみつ】 = "secret, confidential, classified" (often in ads or catch
> lines)

It can be read aloud
[丸秘【まるひ】](http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/210118/meaning/m0u/) "circle(d) ひ".
The formal typographical name is 丸囲み【まるかこみ】秘. This character can also be used
as an emoji (㊙️).

Others include:

  * ㊐㊊㊋㊌㊍㊎㊏: days of week (Sun, Mon, ... Sat)
  * ㊤㊥㊦: part I, II and III of trilogy works

There are unencoded but famous ones including マル暴, which is originally a
police jargon associated with 暴力団【ぼうりょくだん】 or yakuza.

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The ㊙︎DVD actually means **Secret DVD** or **confidential DVD**.
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