expression, Godan verb

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
肝胆相照らす かんたんあいてらす
 
肝胆相照す かんたんあいてらす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

liver, pluck, nerve
カン きも (8th, N1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)
gall bladder, courage, pluck
タン きも い (8th, N1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
inter-, mutual, together
あい- ソウ ショウ (3rd, N3)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
illuminate, shine, compare
て.る ショウ てる (4th, N2)
shining, bright
ショウ あき あきら (3rd, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
seduce, call, send for
ショウ め.す (7th, N2)
sword, saber, knife
かたな トウ ち (2nd, N1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ