肝胆相照らす

肝胆相照す

Reading

Kana: かんたんあいてらす

Romaji: kantan'aiterasu

Definition

exp

v5s

1

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

Kanji

肝

Readings: カン、 きも

Meanings: liver, pluck, nerve, chutzpah

胆

Readings: タン、 きも

Meanings: gall bladder, courage, pluck, nerve

相

Readings: ソウ、 ショウ、 あい-

Meanings: inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy

照

Readings: ショウ、 て.る、 て.らす、 て.れる

Meanings: illuminate, shine, compare, bashful

Example Sentence

彼(かれ)とは学生(がくせい)時代(じだい)から肝胆相(かんたんしょう)照(て)らす仲(なか)だよ。

➥He and I have been inseparable friends since our student days.