共鳴|きょうめいkyoumei[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verb, physics, chemistryresonance
  2. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbsympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
    我々われわれは共鳴きょうめいする点てんがおおい。↗
    We have a lot of sympathies in common.
Conjugation
Dictionary form共鳴する(きょうめいする)
Polite (masu)共鳴します(きょうめいします)
Negative (nai)共鳴しない(きょうめいしない)
polite (masen)共鳴しません(きょうめいしません)
classical zu / nu共鳴せず・共鳴せぬ(きょうめいせず・きょうめいせぬ)
Past (ta)共鳴した(きょうめいした)
polite (mashita)共鳴しました(きょうめいしました)
Past negative (nakatta)共鳴しなかった(きょうめいしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)共鳴しませんでした(きょうめいしませんでした)
Te form共鳴して(きょうめいして)
Potential共鳴できる(きょうめいできる)
Passive共鳴される(きょうめいされる)
Causative共鳴させる(きょうめいさせる)
Causative passive共鳴させられる(きょうめいさせられる)
Conditional (ba)共鳴すれば(きょうめいすれば)
tara共鳴したら(きょうめいしたら)
Volitional共鳴しよう(きょうめいしよう)
polite (mashou)共鳴しましょう(きょうめいしましょう)
Imperative共鳴しろ(きょうめいしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym共感きょうかんNeutralEmpathy—feeling what another feels, as in 「共感を呼ぶ」; the most common of these words, while 「共鳴」 leans toward endorsing an idea.
  • Synonym同調どうちょうNeutralConformity or tuning in with others, as in 「同調圧力」; leans toward following the crowd rather than genuine agreement.
  • Synonym同感どうかんNeutralFeeling the same way, as in 「全く同感です」; leans toward sharing the same opinion rather than being moved by a cause.
  • Synonym共振きょうしんWrittenWritten/formal term mostly for physical resonance, as in 「共振現象」; can also figuratively describe hearts echoing, while 「共鳴」 often means agreeing with an idea.
  • SynonymレゾナンスNeutralLoanword for resonance, covering both the 「共鳴」 and 「共振」 senses; leans technical, mainly in music and physics.
  • Related同情どうじょうNeutralSympathy or pity, as in 「同情を寄せる」; leans toward feeling sorry for someone's plight, not agreeing with their ideas.
  • Related以心伝心いしんでんしんNeutralTacit, wordless understanding between minds; leans toward unspoken rapport rather than voiced agreement with an idea.
  • Related意気投合いきとうごうNeutralHitting it off with someone, as in 「初対面で意気投合する」; leans toward two people clicking at first meeting, not backing a cause.
  • RelatedシンパシーNeutralLoanword for sympathy or 「共鳴」; leans toward emotional identification with a person rather than endorsing their views.
  • Related共鳴りともなりNeutralMeans resonance or sounding in unison, but actual examples are scarce; in everyday speech people say 「共鳴」.
  • Related同情心どうじょうしんNeutralThe feeling of sympathy or compassion itself; 「共鳴」 is agreement with an idea or cause and carries no sense of pity.
  • Antonym反発はんぱつNeutralAntonym: resistance or pushback against someone's words or actions—the opposite of the agreement that 「共鳴」 expresses.
  • Antonym対立たいりつNeutralAntonym: confrontation between parties who refuse to yield—the opposite of resonating with someone as 「共鳴」 does.

Use 「共鳴」 for physical resonance or for resonating with someone's ideas or cause, as in 「理念に共鳴する」. For feeling another's emotions as your own choose 「共感」, for pity 「同情」, and for physical resonance in technical writing 「共振」. The opposites are 「反発」 and 「対立」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 振動しんどう体たいが外部がいぶから固有こゆう振動数しんどうすうに等ひとしい振動しんどうを受うけたとき、物体ぶったいが大おおきく振動しんどうする現象げんしょう。
  2. 他人たにんの意見いけん・行動こうどうに同感どうかんすること。
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