阿吽の呼吸

阿吽の呼吸

Japanese

Kanji in this term
阿	吽	呼	吸
あ Jinmeiyō	うん Hyōgaiji	こ Grade: 6	きゅう Grade: 6
on’yomi

Etymology

阿吽 +‎ の +‎ 呼吸, literally "a-un breathing"

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あうんのこきゅう [àúń nó kókyúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [a̠ɯ̟̃ᵝn no̞ ko̞kʲɨᵝː]

Phrase

阿(あ)吽(うん)の呼(こ)吸(きゅう) • (aun no kokyū) 

1. (idiomatic) having minds that are in sync, two heart beat as one

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN