Japanese symbol for “partnership”
共同
きょうどう
Romaji: kyoudou
cooperation; collaboration; association; partnership
In Japanese, partnership is 共同, read きょうどう (kyoudou).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n, n-pref cooperation; collaboration; association; partnership; (acting in) unison
- adj-no, n, n-pref community; communal use; common possession; sharing
Written forms: 共同、協同. Readings: きょうどう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “partnership”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 提携 | ていけい teikei | cooperation; tie-up; joint business |
| タイアップ | タイアップ taiappu | tie-up (e.g. between companies); tie-in; collaboration |
| 協同組合 | きょうどうくみあい kyoudoukumiai | cooperative; association; partnership |
| パートナーシップ | パートナーシップ paatonaashippu | partnership |
| 協調関係 | きょうちょうかんけい kyouchoukankei | cooperative relationship; partnership |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 共通 | きょうつう kyoutsuu | common; shared; mutual |
| 公共 | こうきょう koukyou | public (facilities, service, etc.); communal |
| 共に | ともに tomoni | together; jointly |
| 共有 | きょうゆう kyouyuu | joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint) |
| 共感 | きょうかん kyoukan | sympathy; empathy; response |
| 同様 | どうよう douyou | same; similar; (just) like |
| 同士 | どうし doushi | fellow; mutual; companion |
| 同じ | おなじ onaji | same; identical; equal |
See also: Chinese symbol for “partnership”.
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