Demon Slayer Breathing Forms

Do you know the power and the name of all the forms of breathing of each type in Demon Slayer or Kimetsu no Yaiba? In this article, we will list all the breathing techniques presented in the anime and manga.

It is worth remembering that some were not presented in either the anime or the manga, so despite the number of forms in each category of breathing, we will not have the name of all of them. Each of the strongest Hashiras has mastery of some breathing technique.

The names of the breathing forms of Kimetsu no Yaiba will be presented first in romaji, then in ideograms with the reading in furigana followed by a basic translation.

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The Numbering of Breathing Forms in Japanese

Those who have a basic knowledge of Japanese can count from one to ten and even recognize the ideograms [一二三四五六七八九十], but in the breathing forms of Kimetsu no Yaiba, this is quite different.

Although the reading and pronunciation of the numbers of the forms are practically the same, ancient ideograms are used for numbering. Throughout the article, you will find different ideograms usually used in ancient documents.

First Form - [壱ノ型] - Ichi no Kata;
Second Form - [弐ノ型] - Ni no Kata;
Third Form - [参ノ型] - San no Kata;
Fourth Form - [肆ノ型] - Shi no Kata;
Fifth Form - [伍ノ型] = Go no Kata;
Sixth Form - [陸ノ型] - Roku no Kata;
Seventh Form - [漆ノ型] - Nana no Kata
Eighth Form - [捌ノ型] - Hachi no Kata;
Ninth Form - [玖ノ型] - Ku no Kata;
Tenth Form - [拾ノ型] - Jyuu no Kata;
Eleventh Form - [拾壱ノ型] Jyuu ichi no Kata;

The first ideogram in the list above represents the number. The [ノ] is the particle [の] but written in katakana. The last character [型] means form and style.

Forms of Sun Breathing

The Breathing derived from the Hinokami Kagura dance, the first and strongest breathing technique, Hi no Kokyu [日の呼吸] or Sun Breathing used by our protagonist Tanjiro Kamado.

The form of Sun breathing has a total of 12 techniques, with the infinite junction of the first and last form being a thirteenth unnamed form. Below we will see the name of each form of Sun breathing:

Enbu - [円舞えんぶ] - Dance;
Hekira no ten - [碧羅の天へきらのてん] - Clear Blue Sky;
Reshijitsu koukyou - [烈日紅鏡れつじつこうきょう] - Furious Sun;
Gennichikou - [幻日虹げんにちこう] - False Rainbow;
Kasha - [火車かしゃ] - Fire Wheel;
Shakkotsu enyou - [灼骨炎陽しゃっこつえんよう] - Burning Bones, Summer Sun;
Youkatotsu - [陽華突ようかとつ] - Sunflower Impulse;
Hirin kagerou - [飛輪陽炎ひりんかげろう] - Solar Heat Haze;
Shayou tenshin - [斜陽転身しゃようてんしん] - Sunset Transformation;
Kiki onkou - [輝輝恩光ききおんこう] - Beneficent Radiance;
Nichiun no ryuu kaburimai - [日暈の龍・頭舞いにちうんのりゅうかぶりまい] - Dance of the Solar Dragon Halo;
Enbu - [炎舞えんぶ] - Dance;

There is an extra form that Tanjiro uses called Enbuissen - [円舞一閃えんぶいっせん];

Forms of Water Breathing

Water Breathing

Minamogiri - [水面切りみなもぎり] -
Mizuguruma - [水車みずぐるま] - Water Wheel;
Ryuuryuuumai - [流流舞いりゅうりゅうまい] -
Uchishio - [打ち潮うちしお] -
Kanten no jiu - [干天の慈雨かんてんのじう] - Welcome rain after a dry spell;
Nejireuzu - [ねじれ渦ねじれうず] - Twisted Vortex;
Shizuku hamondzuki - [雫波紋突きしずくはもんづき] -
Takitsubo - [滝壺たきつぼ] -
Suiryuu shibuki ran - [水流飛沫・乱すいりゅうしぶき・らん] - Drops and disturbances of the water flow;
Seiseiruten - [生生流転せいせいるてん] - I will transform into a life;
Nagi - [凪なぎ] -

- Meaning of Names in Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba

Forms of Flower Breathing

[壱ノ型いちのかた：] - First Form
Mikageume - [弐ノ型にのかた：御影梅みかげうめ] -
[参ノ型さんのかた：] - Third Form
Benihanagoromo - [肆ノ型しのかた：紅花衣べにはなごろも] - Safflower Coat;
Ada no shakuyaku - [伍ノ型ごのかた：徒の芍薬あだのしゃくやく] - A potion of peony;
Uzumomo - [陸ノ型ろくのかた：渦桃うずもも] - Peach Vortex;
Higanshugan - [終ノ型ついのかた：彼岸朱眼ひがんしゅがん] -

Forms of Insect Breathing

Chou no mai - Tawamure - [蝶ノ舞ちょうのまい：戯れたわむれ] - Playful;
Houga no mai -Manabiki - [蜂牙ノ舞ほうがのまい：真靡きまなびき] -
Seirei no mai - Fukugan Rokkaku - [蜻蛉ノ舞せいれいのまい：複眼六角ふくがんろっかく] - Compound Eye Hexagon;
Goko no mai - Hyakusokujyabara [蜈蚣ノ舞ごこうのまい：百足蛇腹ひゃくそくじゃばら] - Centipede's Belly;

Forms of Snake Breathing

Idagiri - [壱ノ型いちのかた：委蛇斬りいだぎり] - Snake Cut;
Kyouzunodokuga - [弐ノ型にのかた：狭頭の毒牙きょうずのどくが] - Poison Fangs of Narrow Head;
Togurojime - [参ノ型さんのかた：塒締めとぐろじめ] -
[肆ノ型しのかた：] - Fourth Form;
Enenchouda - [伍ノ型ごのかた：蜿蜿長蛇えんえんちょうだ] - Coiling Snake;

Forms of Flame Breathing

Shiranui - [壱ノ型いちのかた：不知火しらぬい] - Unknown Fire;
Noborienten - [弐ノ型にのかた：昇り炎天のぼりえんてん] - Rising Flames;
Kienbanshou - [参ノ型さんのかた：気炎万象きえんばんしょう] - Flames of Air;
Seiennouneri - [肆ノ型しのかた：盛炎のうねりせいえんのうねり] - A Wave of Fire;
Enko - [伍ノ型ごのかた：炎虎えんこ] -
[陸ノ型ろくのかた：] - Sixth Form;
[漆ノ型しちのかた：] - Seventh Form;
[捌ノ型はちのかた：] -
Rengoku - [玖ノ型くのかた：煉獄れんごく] - Purgatory;

Forms of Love Breathing

Hatsukoi no wananaki - [壱ノ型いちのかた：初恋のわななきはつこいのわななき] - The trap of my first love;
Ounoumegurukoi - [弐ノ型にのかた：懊悩巡る恋おうのうめぐるこい] - I am in love;
Koinekoshigure - [参ノ型さんのかた：恋猫しぐれこいねこしぐれ] - A bath from the Love Cat;
[肆ノ型しのかた：] - Fourth Form;
Yuramekurenshou Midaredzume - [伍ノ型ごのかた：揺らめく恋情・乱れ爪ゆらめくれんじょう・みだれづめ] - Trembling Love, Disturbed Claws, Sparkle;
Nekoashikoikaze - [陸ノ型ろくのかた：猫足恋風ねこあしこいかぜ] - Cat feet love the wind;