共 — together, both, neither
とも
共
together
とも
U+5171
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #174
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1934
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Remember 共
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Meanings
- together
- both
- neither
- all
- and
- alike
- with
Readings
- On'yomi
- きょう kyou
- Kun'yomi
- とも tomo ども domo
word
とも tomo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
きょう kyou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
共
通
kyoutsuu
common
共
同
kyoudou
cooperation
公
共
koukyou
public
共
有
kyouyuu
sharing
共
感
kyoukan
empathy
共
和
kyouwa
republican
共
産
kyousan
communism
共
生
kyousei
symbiosis
共
同
通
信
kyoudoutsuushin
Kyodo News (agency)
中
共
chuukyou
Chinese Communist Party (abbr.)
共
鳴
kyoumei
resonance
共
用
kyouyou
common use
グ
ア
テ
マ
ラ
共
和
国
guatemarakyouwakoku
Republic of Guatemala
公
共
放
送
koukyouhousou
public broadcasting (e.g. NHK, BBC)
公
共
料
金
koukyouryoukin
public utilities charge
共
同
体
kyoudoutai
cooperative body
Words by frequency and grade
42 wordsEach dot is a word containing 共: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 18 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.