WORD DETAIL
共鳴
きょうめい
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
共鳴(きょうめい)means resonating with a vibration or responding deeply to someone's ideas. - Basic usage: It describes resonance between tuning forks or identification with another person's way of life.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- A response in sound and in feeling
音叉が共鳴するdescribes the tuning fork's physical response.生き方に共鳴するmeans feeling a deep affinity with that way of life.

