Kanji

What does the kanji 共 mean?

共 means together, common. On'yomi キョウ. Kun'yomi とも、とも.に、-ども.

Quick facts
On'yomiキョウ
Kun'yomiとも、とも.に、-ども
Strokes6
Main radical八
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
On'yomi キョウKun'yomi とも、とも.に、-ども
N3 · estimated, JLPT framework6 strokes

together, common

Memory hook

Several hands lifting one object, everyone doing it together — TOGETHER, SHARED.

Stroke order · 6 strokes

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Common words

  • 共にともにtogether (with)
  • 共同きょうどうjoint, cooperative
  • 共通きょうつうcommon, shared
  • 共稼ぎともかせぎdual-income (couple)

More words with this kanji

  • 共有きょうゆうsharing (information, a goal)
  • 公共こうきょうpublic
  • 共産~きょうさん~communist (prefix)
  • 共和きょうわrepublic; cooperation
  • 共存きょうぞんcoexistence
  • 共学きょうがくcoeducation
  • 共感きょうかんempathy, sympathy
  • 共鳴きょうめいresonance; empathy, sympathy
  • 共働きともばたらきdual-income couple, both spouses working
  • 議事録を共有するぎじろくをきょうゆうするto share the meeting minutes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.