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以心伝心

いしんでんしん

tacit understanding, telepathy

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Examples

  1. 二人は以心伝心の仲だ。

    ふたりはいしんでんしんのなかだ。

    The two understand each other without words.

  2. 長年の相棒なので、以心伝心で通じ合う。

    ながねんのあいぼうなので、いしんでんしんでつうじあう。

    We have been partners for years, so we understand each other without speaking.

  3. 以心伝心に頼りすぎると、大事なことが伝わらないこともある。

    いしんでんしんにたよりすぎると、だいじなことがつたわらないこともある。

    If you rely too much on unspoken understanding, important things can go uncommunicated.

Common patterns

以心伝心の仲
a relationship of unspoken understanding
以心伝心で通じる
to get through to each other without words
以心伝心が働く
for a tacit understanding to operate

Memory tip

Zen in origin: truth passed from mind (心) to mind without words. Use it for two people who simply know what the other is thinking; 暗黙の了解 is different — that is a rule everyone silently agrees to follow.

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