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共倒れ (ともだおれ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
falling together ; mutual destruction ; joint bankruptcy
Describes a situation where two or more parties collapse or fail together, often used in business, competition, or conflict contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to go down together'.
共とも
倒だお
れ
の
危き
険けん
が
ある
。
At this rate, there is a risk of mutual destruction.
Written forms 共とも 倒だお れ Usage 95%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency news and spec priority.
とも 倒だお れ Usage 5%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard written variant.
Kanji 倒 overthrow, fall, collapse Similar words 倒とう 産さん 倒産 means 'bankruptcy' of a single entity, while 共倒れ emphasizes the simultaneous or mutual collapse of multiple parties.
共とも 食ぐ い 共食い means 'cannibalizing each other' (often in business), implying active harm among parties, whereas 共倒れ focuses on the resulting joint failure.
Etymology Compound of 共 (とも, 'together') and 倒れ (たおれ, 'falling'), the nominalized form of 倒れる (たおれる, 'to fall, collapse').
