共
とも
together; both; as well as; (as a suffix) all of; plural ending
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Examples
友人と共に旅に出た。
ゆうじんとともにたびにでた。
I set out on a journey together with a friend.
二人は名実共に最高のコンビだ。
ふたりはめいじつともにさいこうのコンビだ。
The two are the best pair in name and in fact.
この値段は送料共で五千円です。
このねだんはそうりょうともでごせんえんです。
That price is five thousand yen including postage.
時代と共に、言葉の使われ方も変わっていく。
じだいとともに、ことばのつかわれかたもかわっていく。
As the times change, so does the way words are used.
Common patterns
- ~と共に
- together with ~; as ~
- 名実共に
- in name and in reality
- 共働き
- both spouses working
Memory tip
Seed data gave the reading きょう, which is only the on-reading inside compounds like 共同; as a standalone word 共 is とも. Read ども it is the blunt plural suffix in 私共 (humble) and 野郎共 (contemptuous).
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