Kanji 共: "together, both, neither"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 共

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• と共ともにtogether with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
• 共どもfirst-person plural (or singular) · second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
• 共ともにtogether; jointly · at the same time; with; as ...; including
• 共きょう有ゆうjoint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint) · sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
• 共きょう通つうcommon; shared; mutual · to be common (to); to be shared (by)
• 共ともtogether with · same
• 共ともにするto do together; to share; to participate in
• 共きょう感かんsympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
• 共きょう同どうcooperation; collaboration; association; partnership · community; communal use; common possession; sharing
• 共きょう同どうKyodo News (abbr)
• 諸もろ共とも(all) together
• 共きょう通つう点てんpoint in common; common feature

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