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共存共栄 (きょうそんきょうえい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

共きょう存そん共きょう栄えい

also: きょうぞんきょうえい

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

coexistence and co-prosperity

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

A yojijukugo often used in political, economic, or ecological contexts to express the idea of living or existing together while mutually benefiting.

異ことなる文ぶん化かが共きょう存そん共きょう栄えいする社しゃ会かいを目め指ざしています。
We aim for a society where different cultures coexist and prosper together.

この地ち域いきでは、農のう業ぎょうと工こう業ぎょうが共きょう存そん共きょう栄えいしている。

In this region, agriculture and industry coexist and prosper together.

Written forms

共存共栄
- きょうそんきょうえい
  Standard kanji spelling for this yojijukugo.
- きょうぞんきょうえい
  Alternate reading with rendaku on the second character. Both readings are used, but きょうそんきょうえい is more common.
きょうぞんきょうえい

Kanji

共together, both, neither
存exist, suppose, be aware of
栄flourish, prosperity, honor

Similar words

共きょう存そん
共存 means simply 'coexistence', without the added nuance of mutual prosperity that 共存共栄 carries.
共きょう栄えい
共栄 means 'co-prosperity' and is rarely used alone; it is almost always paired with 共存 in this compound.

Etymology

A yojijukugo composed of 共存 (coexistence) and 共栄 (co-prosperity). The phrase became prominent in early 20th-century political rhetoric, particularly in the context of Pan-Asianism.