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有無相通じる (うむあいつうじる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
ichidan verb
help each other ; complement each other
Idiomatic expression meaning to mutually supply what the other lacks, thereby helping or complementing each other. Often used in contexts of cooperation or resource sharing.
隣りん
国ごく
と
は
有う
無む
相あい
通つう
じる
関かん
係けい
を
築きず
く
こと
が
大たい
切せつ
だ
。
It is important to build a relationship of mutual assistance with neighboring countries.
Kanji 無 nothingness, none, ain't 相 inter-, mutual, together 通 traffic, pass through, avenue Similar words 助たす け 合あ う 助け合う is a more general and common term for 'help each other', while 有無相通じる carries a nuance of exchanging what one has and the other lacks, often in a more formal or literary context.
補おぎな い 合あ う 補い合う means 'to compensate for each other's deficiencies', similar to the complementing aspect of 有無相通じる, but the latter emphasizes the exchange of surplus and deficiency.
Etymology Derived from the Chinese idiom 有無相通 (yǒuwú xiāngtōng), meaning 'to supply each other's needs'. The Japanese verb form 有無相通じる is a direct adaptation using the kanji 有 (have), 無 (lack), 相 (mutual), and 通じる (to communicate/connect).
