1.
resonance (physics)
the phenomenon of vibrations being amplified when frequencies match
音叉が共鳴する。
The tuning forks resonate.
ギターの胴は弦の振動を共鳴させる。
The guitar body makes the string vibrations resonate.
共鳴現象で橋が揺れた。
The bridge swayed due to resonance.
2.
sympathy; agreement (with ideas)
feeling or expressing agreement with someone's ideas or feelings
その意見に共鳴した。
I sympathized with that opinion.
彼の思想に共鳴する人が増えている。
More people are sympathizing with his ideas.
若者の間で共鳴を呼んだ。
It struck a chord among young people.
FORMATION:
共 (together) + 鳴 (sound, ring) → sounding together
VERB FORM:
共鳴する (to resonate, to sympathize)
COMPOUNDS:
- 共鳴箱 (resonance box)
- 共鳴者 (sympathizer)
- 磁気共鳴 (magnetic resonance, as in MRI)
COLLOCATION:
共鳴を呼ぶ (to strike a chord, to resonate with people)
RELATED WORDS:
- 同調 (agreement, synchronization)
- 賛同 (approval, endorsement)