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共闘 (きょうとう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
joint struggle ; united front
Used for coordinated action or alliance, often in political, labor, or activist contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to form a united front' or 'to struggle together'.
合あい
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賃ちん
上あ
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求もと
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共きょう
闘とう
し
た
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The labor unions struggled together to demand a wage increase.
Similar words 連れん 携けい 連携 is broader cooperation or coordination, while 共闘 specifically implies a joint struggle or united front, often with a confrontational or activist nuance.
協きょう 力りょく 協力 is general cooperation; 共闘 carries a stronger sense of fighting together against a common opponent.
Etymology Compound of 共 (きょう, 'together') and 闘 (とう, 'fight'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is a straightforward Sino-Japanese compound.
