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共鳴

きょうめい

N1resonance · empathy

Examples

一方の音叉を鳴らすと、隣の音叉も共鳴した。

多くの若者が彼女の生き方に共鳴して活動へ加わった。

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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.

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