以心伝心 | Japanese meaning

以心伝心【いしんでんしん】

Frequency rank: 26,295. – 26,481.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; communion of mind with mindyojijukugo

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of BuddhismBuddhismyojijukugo

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以心伝心【いしんでんしん】Frequency rank: 26,295. – 26,481.
いしんでんしん

Generated definitions (experimental)

telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; communion of mind with mind

This meaning refers to a deep, often unspoken connection between individuals where understanding and feelings are shared without the need for verbal communication.

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We have such a telepathic relationship that I know what he is thinking even without exchanging words.

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My friendship with her truly embodies a communion of mind with mind.

non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism

This meaning relates to a specific practice in Zen Buddhism where teachings and insights are passed from master to disciple without words, emphasizing direct experience and understanding.

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The Zen monk transmitted teachings to the disciple through non-verbal means.

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During his meditation, the teachings of non-verbal transmission became clear to him.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to have a tacit understandingto communicate without wordsa relationship of mutual understandingto foster a tacit understandinga sense of communion of mindsthe subtleties of telepathyto experience a communion of mindsthe teachings of non-verbal transmissionmutual understandingtelepathy through Zen teachings

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

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Example sentences

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1. 。。

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.

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