共
共 — Together
together, both, neither, all, and, alike
On’yomiキョウ (kyou)
Kun’yomiとも (tomo)
Kun’yomiともに (tomoni)
Kun’yomi-ども (domo)
Stroke order (6 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 共
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 共産党 | きょうさんとう kyousantou | Communist Party |
| 共同 | きょうどう kyoudou | cooperation; collaboration; association |
| グアテマラ共和国 | グアテマラきょうわこく guatemarakyouwakoku | Republic of Guatemala |
| 共通 | きょうつう kyoutsuu | common; shared; mutual |
| 共同体 | きょうどうたい kyoudoutai | cooperative body; cooperative system; collective |
| 公共 | こうきょう koukyou | public (facilities, service, etc.); communal |
Study notes
共 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 6 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #174 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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