Word details
以心伝心
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 以心伝心.
Dictionary
Entry
1
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; communion of mind with mind
Examples
彼とはツーと言えばカーの仲だよ。以心伝心の仲とでも言っておこう。
He and I have a near-telepathic understanding of each other. No sooner does one of us say something than the other is already responding.
2
Buddhism
non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
以
by means of, because, in view of, compared with
5 strokesFrequency 126JLPT N3Grade 4
On
イ
Kun
もっ.て
Nanori
もち
心
heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)
4 strokesFrequency 157JLPT N3Grade 2
On
シン
Kun
こころ-ごころ
伝
transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition
6 strokesFrequency 416JLPT N2Grade 4
On
デンテン
Kun
つた.わるつた.えるつた.うつだ.う-づた.いつて
Nanori
つたえ
Vocabulary quiz
Build your vocabulary
Add words to your personal quiz list and practice recall with the words you actually look up.