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Getting along with 気が合う

(かんが)(かた)(かん)(かた)(つう)()う。

The way of thinking and feeling is understood by each other.

Goo Dictionary

()() means to get along with someone. Your 気 (spirit) does the action of 合う (to match). When your 気 matches someone else’s 気, the two of you get along. You are kindred spirits.

Examples

俺物語!! » Volume 3 » Page 170

Further Reading

  • Garrison, Jeff et al. Kodansha's Dictionary of Basic Japanese Idioms, Kodansha, 2002, p. 206