共有 (kyouyuu) Japanese meaning: joint ownership | Kotomora

共きょう有ゆう

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共有する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Broadly used for sharing tangible things (property, resources) and intangible things (opinions, feelings, information). Often used with する.

シェア sense 1
シェア is a casual loanword for sharing information or experiences, while 共有 is more formal and also covers legal co-ownership.
共きょう同どうN2sense 1
共同 emphasizes doing something jointly with others (共同作業), whereas 共有 focuses on the state of something being shared.
共きょう用ようN1
共有 stresses joint ownership or possession of something (e.g. sharing information), while 共用 focuses on the practical joint use of a facility or item.
共きょう通つうN3
共有 emphasizes the act of sharing something (e.g. information, resources) among people, while 共通 emphasizes the state of a trait or thing being the same across multiple parties.

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シェアリング
共有 is the native Japanese word for sharing or joint use and sounds more formal/official, whereas シェアリング is a trendier loanword often tied to modern services like car or bike sharing.
分ぶん担たんN1
共有 means jointly owning or sharing something like information or space, whereas 分担 means dividing tasks or costs so each person handles a separate part.

独どく占せんN1sense 1
独占 means having something exclusively to oneself, the opposite of 共有 which means sharing it with others.
専せん有ゆう sense 1
専有 refers to exclusive, sole ownership (as in condominium law), directly contrasting with 共有's joint ownership.
独ひとり占じめN1
共有 means sharing something with others, the direct opposite of 独り占め, which means keeping it all for oneself.

共きょう和わN1
共和 (republicanism) and 共有 (joint ownership, sharing) share the kanji 共 and look similar but refer to very different concepts.

Compound of 共 (together) and 有 (possess). The meaning 'share' is a natural extension of 'possessing together'.