連れん袂べい

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Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

doing in unison; doing together; doing en masse

formal or literary

Formal literary term for acting together as a group, often with a sense of coordinated or collective action. Used in written or elevated contexts.

両りょう社しゃは連れん袂べいして新しん事じ業ぎょうに乗のり出だした。
The two companies joined forces and launched a new venture.

彼かれらは連れん袂べいして抗こう議ぎの声こえを上あげた。

They raised their voices in protest together.

Written forms

連れん袂べいUsage100%
Standard kanji form for this formal literary term.
聯れん袂べい
Variant kanji form using 聯 instead of 連; less common in modern usage.

Kanji

連take along, lead, join
袂sleeve, foot (of hill), edge
聯party, gang, clique

Similar words

協きょう力りょく
協力 is a common word for cooperation or collaboration, while 連袂 is a formal literary term emphasizing acting in unison, often used in written or elevated contexts.
共きょう同どう
共同 is a general term for doing something together or jointly; 連袂 carries a more formal, literary nuance of coordinated group action.

Etymology

The term 連袂 (れんべい) is composed of 連 (connect, link) and 袂 (sleeve), originally evoking the image of people linking sleeves as they walk together, symbolizing united action. The variant 聯袂 uses 聯, an older form of 連 with a similar meaning. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the expression is a formal literary term in modern Japanese.