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相即不離 (そうそくふり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
inseparable ; strongly attached
yojijukugo (four-character idiom)
A yojijukugo used to describe two things that are so closely connected they cannot be separated, often in philosophical, emotional, or relational contexts.
この
二ふた
つ
の
概がい
念ねん
は
相そう
即そく
不ふ
離り
だ
。
These two concepts are inseparable.
Kanji 相 inter-, mutual, together 離 detach, separation, disjoin Etymology A yojijukugo composed of 相 (mutual), 即 (instant, namely), 不 (not), and 離 (separate). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is used in Buddhist and philosophical contexts to express the idea that two things are so intimately connected that they cannot exist independently.
