コンビkonbi

Common
Definitions
  1. nouncombination; pair; duo
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymペアNeutralA loanword for any matched pair, people or things (「ペアルック」), and for pairs events; 「コンビ」 usually refers to a human partnership.
  • Synonym二人組ふたりぐみNeutralSimply counts a group of two, with no sense of teamwork; common in news reports like 「二人組の強盗」. 「コンビ」 stresses the two working together as partners.

Use 「コンビ」 for two people who team up, as in 「名コンビ」 or 「お笑いコンビ」. Choose 「ペア」 for matched pairs of people or things and for pairs events; 「二人組」 just states that there are two.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 二人組ふたりぐみ。ペア。
  2. とりあわせ。コンビネーション。
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