Demon Slayer Breathing Techniques

Sun Breathing

Hinokami Kagura (ヒノカミ神楽かぐら, Hinokami Kagura?, lit. "Dance of the Fire God") is a Breathing Style only known and taught by the Kamado Family, later revealed to be the first Breathing Style, Sun Breathing (日ひの呼こ吸きゅう), Hi no kokyū?

Sun Breathing was initially created with 12 techniques all connected to one another by Yoriichi Tsugikuni. Later upon meeting Muzan Kibutsuji, Yoriichi perfected his swordsmanship form, creating a new unnamed thirteenth form.

Dance (円えん舞ぶ, Enbu?) - The user performs a singular downwards vertical slash in an arcing motion.

Dancing Flash (円えん舞ぶ一いっ閃せん, Enbu Issen?) - A modified version of Dance developed and utilized Tanjiro Kamado The user combines the fundamental technique of Thunder Breathing with the high-powered slash of Dance by inhaling huge amounts of oxygen, increasing the pumping of blood through the entire body, focusing it on the legs, and releasing it all to assault the target with a slash. This technique was able to outspeed Genya Shinazugawa and Nezuko Kamado

Clear Blue Sky (碧へき羅らの天てん, Heki-ra no Ten?) - The user spins and twists their upper body in a circular motion, releasing a 360° slash.

Raging Sun (烈れつ日じつ紅こう鏡きょう, Retsujitsu Kōkyō?)- The user unleashes two consecutive horizontal arcing slashes around themselves to strike incoming attacks.

Burning Bones, Summer Sun (灼しゃっ骨こつ炎えん陽よう, Shakkotsu En'yō?)- The user performs a singular slash utilizing a spiraling motion which extends in front of themselves to defend from imminent frontal attacks.

Setting Sun Transformation (斜しゃ陽よう転てん身しん, Shayō Tenshin?) - The user backflips into the air before performing a singular horizontal slash which aims to decapitate the target.

Solar Heat Haze (飛ひ輪りん陽かげ炎ろう, Hirin Kagerō?)- The user rushes forth, now attempting to deliver a strike seemingly enveloped in a heat-haze, masking the true length and location of the blade to deliver an unexpected strike.

Beneficent Radiance (輝き輝き恩おん光こう, Kiki Onkō?)- The user spirals into the air whilst performing a swirling slash upwards to strike the target.
Sunflower Thrust (陽よう華か突とつ, Yōkatotsu?) - The user performs a singular thrust utilizing the tip of their blade to strike the target.

Sun Halo Dragon Head Dance (日にち暈うんの龍りゅう・頭かぶり舞まい, Nichiun no Ryū Kaburimai?) - The user assumes a high stance, before unleashing a number of consecutive slashes in a fluid motion in the form of a Japanese dragon made of solar flames. This technique is capable of decapitating multiple targets at once.

Fire Wheel (火か車しゃ, Kasha?) - The user flips into the air behind the opponent before unleashing a singular vertical slash in a circular motion to swiftly cut the target in half.

Fake Rainbow (幻げん日にち虹こう, Gen'nichi Kō?)- The user performs high-speed twists and rotations, creating afterimages that are primarily used for evading attacks. These after images are particularly effective against enemies with sharp vision

Flame Dance (炎えん舞ぶ, Enbu?)-, A two-strike combo which starts with a downward vertical slash leading into a horizontal slash right after

Thirteenth Form (拾じゅう参さんノ型かた, Jū San no kata?)- The user continuously performs all twelve forms of Sun Breathing in repetitive succession to increase the accuracy and agility of its movements, and attacks. This form was created solely for the purpose of killing Muzan Kibutsuji, since the repetition of all twelve forms aims to destroy Muzan's twelve vital organs (seven hearts and five brains) that move freely inside his body.