日の呼吸
The English phrase "sun breathing" is translated into Japanese as 日の呼吸.
日の呼吸 is used to refer to the phrase "sun breathing".
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the noun for sun, the possessive particle and the noun for breathing: 日 (sun) + の (possessive particle) + 呼吸 (breathing).
Did you know?
- The word 日 can be read as 'hi' or 'ni', but in 日の呼吸, it is read as 'hi'. This character is the root for the name of the country 日本 (Japan), which literally means 'sun origin'.
- In Japanese martial arts terminology, the word 呼吸 (breathing) is often associated with 'kokyu', a concept used to synchronize breath with movement for power.
- The character 日 is one of the most fundamental Kanji, and its shape originally depicted a circle with a dot in the middle to represent the sun.
Examples in context
- 毎朝、太陽の呼吸をしてエネルギーをもらっています。Every morning, I do sun breathing to receive energy.
- 日の呼吸の使い手です。Hi no kokyuu no tsukaite desu.I am a user of sun breathing.
- 日の呼吸はとても強力です。Hi no kokyuu wa totemo kyouryoku desu.Sun breathing is very powerful.
- 彼は日の呼吸を習得しました。Kare wa hi no kokyuu o shuutoku shimashita.He mastered sun breathing.
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing a fantasy manga in a cafe.
- 蓮 Ren日の呼吸について知ってる？Hi no kokyuu ni tsuite shitteru?Do you know about sun breathing?
- 陽葵 Himariうん、すごくかっこいいよね。Un, sugoku kakkoii yo ne.Yeah, it is really cool.
- 蓮 Ren陽葵はどの技が好き？Himari wa dono waza ga suki?Which technique do you like, Himari?
- 陽葵 Himari全部大好きだよ！Zenbu daisuki da yo!I love them all!
