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一同 (いちどう, ichidou) Japanese meaning: all present | Kotomora
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あい
拶さつ
申もう
し
上あ
げ
ます
。
On behalf of everyone present, I will give a greeting.
All of us employees wish for the success of the new product.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 一いち 同どう everyone in a group (as a suffix attached to a group noun)
All of us employees sent a congratulatory message.
一いち 同どう を 代だい 表ひょう して on behalf of everyone (present)
I will give a thank-you speech on behalf of all the new employees.
一いち 同どう で 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 everyone (in the group) doing something together
When the ceremony ended, everyone applauded together.
Expressions 有ゆう 志し 一いち 同どう all those interested; everyone concerned; from all of us Related words 全員 is a casual, everyday word for 'everyone/all members,' while 一同 is more formal and typical of speeches or written announcements.
皆 is a general, friendly way to say 'everyone,' while 一同 stresses a defined group acting together and sounds more formal.
一同 means 'all present' and is used for people gathered together (e.g. 社員一同), whereas 総勢 focuses on the total number of members in a group.
一同 refers to a group of people together (often used in greetings like 一同を代表して), whereas 満場 emphasizes the whole audience filling a specific venue.
Don't confuse with 一堂 means 'one hall/venue' (as in 一堂に会する 'to gather in one place'), whereas 一同 means 'everyone in a group' (as in 社員一同); the two share the reading いちどう but differ completely in meaning.
一度 (いちど) means 'once, one time', while 一同 (いちどう) means 'all (of a group) together' — the two sound alike but are unrelated in meaning.
Etymology Compound of 一 (one, same) and 同 (together, same). The combination conveys the idea of 'all as one group'.
