co-, cooperation
On'yomi (音読み)
- キョウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji 協 (きょう) primarily means "to cooperate" or refers to things related to cooperation. It is commonly used in nouns rather than verbs. You will often see it in compounds such as 協会 (きょうかい), which means "association"; 協議 (きょうぎ), meaning "conference"; and 協調 (きょうちょう), which translates to "cooperation". These words emphasize working together for a common goal. A usage note is that the kanji emphasizes joint effort, so you'll encounter it frequently in contexts where collaboration or support is important.
Example sentences
地域の協力が必要です。
Community cooperation is necessary.
Meanings across languages
- English
- co-, cooperation
- Tiếng Việt
- hợp tác, cộng tác
- 日本語
- 協力, 協調
- 한국어
- 협력, 협조
- 中文
- 合作, 协作
- id
- ko-
- th
- ร่วม
- es
- cooperación
- fr
- co-
- de
- Ko-
- pt
- co-
Common compounds
- 協会association, society, organization
- 協議conference, consultation, discussion
- 協賛support, mutual aid, cooperation
- 協調cooperation, conciliation, harmony
- 協定arrangement, pact, agreement
- 生協co-op, (consumers') cooperative
- 妥協compromise, giving in
- 農協agricultural cooperative
Words using this kanji
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