以心伝心

Japanese

Kanji in this term
以 心 伝 心
い
Grade: 4		 しん
Grade: 2		 でん
Grade: 4		 しん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From 以 (i, “by means of”) + 心 (shin, “heart”) + 伝 (den, “transmit”) + 心 (shin, “heart”)

Noun

以心伝心 (hiragana いしんでんしん, rōmaji ishindenshin)

  1. silent understanding, tacit understanding, empathy
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