JLPT N2Four-character idioms
一心同体
- Meaning
- 二人以上の人間が心も体も一つであるかのように強く結びつくこと
- Explanation
- "一心同体" expresses two or more people being firmly united as if they were of one heart and one body. It is used when describing the strong bond of a married couple or a team. The key point is the metaphor of uniting hearts and joining together, not, as in c2 "twins," being born with a single body.
Original Japanese explanation
「一心同体」は、二人以上の人が一つの心・一つの体であるかのように固く結びつくことを表します。夫婦やチームの強い結束を述べる場面で使います。c2の「双子」のように生まれつき体が一つという話ではなく、心を合わせて団結する比喩が要点です。
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