How do you read and pronounce 肝胆相照らす?

肝胆相照らす is read as "kantan'aiterasu" in romaji. Practice pronunciation with the built-in audio trainer on Nihoner.

How do you use 肝胆相照らす in a sentence?

Example: よく肝胆相照らすことがあります。 Conjugate the final kana to the い-row before adding ます.

What kanji are in 肝胆相照らす?

肝胆相照らす contains the kanji: 肝 and 胆 and 相 and 照. Each character's stroke order, readings, and meanings are broken down on this page.

肝胆相照らす – Japanese Meaning, Romaji Reading & AI Pronunciation Practice

Q: What does 肝胆相照らす mean in Japanese?

肝胆相照らす (kantan'aiterasu) means "to be profoundly compatible, to be inseparable, to be so close as to reveal to each other the bottom of one's heart" in Japanese.

肝胆相照らす

kantan'aiterasu

to be profoundly compatible, to be inseparable, to be so close as to reveal to each other the bottom of one's heart

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kantan'aiterasu to be profoundly compatible, to be inseparable, to be so close as to reveal to each other the bottom of one's heart

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Kanji Breakdown

肝

Liver, Pluck, Nerve, Chutzpah

On: かん Kun: きも

7 strokes N1

胆

Gall Bladder, Courage, Pluck, Nerve

On: たん Kun: きも

9 strokes N1

相

Inter-, Mutual, Together, Each Other, Minister Of State, Councillor, Aspect, Phase, Physiognomy

On: そう,しょう Kun: あい-

9 strokes N3

照

Illuminate, Shine, Compare, Bashful

On: しょう Kun: て.る,て.らす,て.れる

13 strokes N2

How to Use This Word

U-verb (五段動詞)

Pattern

肝胆相照らす (dict) → polite: -ます form → て-form → た-form

💡 Conjugate the final kana to the い-row before adding ます.

Example

よく肝胆相照らすことがあります。

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