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同居 (doukyo) Japanese meaning: living together | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 同居する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 同どう 居きょ する 同どう 居きょ しない Polite 同どう 居きょ します 同どう 居きょ しません Past polite 同どう 居きょ しました 同どう 居きょ しませんでした Past 同どう 居きょ した 同どう 居きょ しなかった Te-form 同どう 居きょ して 同どう 居きょ しないで Desire 同どう 居きょ したい 同どう 居きょ したくない Potential 同どう 居きょ できる 同どう 居きょ できない Passive 同どう 居きょ される 同どう 居きょ されない Causative 同どう 居きょ させる 同どう 居きょ させない Causative passive 同どう 居きょ させられる 同どう 居きょ させられない Volitional 同どう 居きょ しよう Polite volitional 同どう 居きょ しましょう Imperative 同どう 居きょ しろ 同どう 居きょ するな Conditional 同どう 居きょ すれば 同どう 居きょ しなければ Tara conditional 同どう 居きょ したら 同どう 居きょ しなかったら
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婚こん
し
て
から
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彼かれ
の
両りょう
親しん
と
同どう
居きょ
し
て
い
ます
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Since getting married, I have been living with his parents.
I decided to live together with a friend.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 と 同どう 居きょ する to live together with someone
After getting married, we ended up living together with my husband's parents.
同どう 居きょ を 始はじ める to start living together
The two of them plan to start living together next month.
同どう 居きょ を 解かい 消しょう する to end a cohabitation arrangement
Since we were fighting more often, we decided to stop living together.
Related words 同居 is a neutral term for anyone sharing a home, whereas 同棲 specifically implies an unmarried romantic couple living together.
同居 usually refers to sharing a single household, while 共同生活 more broadly describes communal living, as in a dorm or shared house with several people.
同居 means living together in the same house or apartment, while 同室 specifically means sharing a single room.
同居 usually refers to family members or a couple living together under one roof, whereas 雑居 describes unrelated people or tenants sharing a building or space.
Opposites separation; living apart
同居 means living together with someone (family, roommates), the direct opposite of 一人住まい's living alone.
同居 means living together with someone (family, a partner, etc.), the opposite of 一人暮らし, living alone.
Etymology Compound of 同 (same) and 居 (reside). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning 'living together' is transparent from the kanji.
