共々・共共|ともどもtomodomo[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

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Which spelling to use
共々共々 is the more common written form and the recommended choice for beginners. It is written entirely in kanji.
共共共共 is a less common written form than 共々. It is also written entirely in kanji, but beginners should generally choose 共々.
Definitions
  1. adverbtogether; in company
    私は彼かれともどもその企業きぎょうに参加さんかした。↗
    I share with him in the enterprise.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymともにNeutralTogether; stresses joint or simultaneous action and can also mean 'along with'. Broader in use than 「共々」.
  • Synonym一緒にいっしょにCasualColloquial and the most common everyday word for 'together'; more casual than the written-flavored 「共々」.
  • Related共々にともどもにWritten「共々」 with に added; same meaning and use, but rare even in writing.
  • Related相共にあいともにWrittenLiterary and rarely used; stresses people acting together with one another.
  • Antonym一人でひとりでCasualThe colloquial opposite of 「共々」: alone, by oneself, on one's own.
  • Antonym単独でたんどくでNeutralThe neutral opposite of 「共々」: doing something alone, without relying on others.

「共々」 typically follows a noun, as in 「親子共々」 or 「夫婦共々お世話になります」. In ordinary speech 「一緒に」 or 「共に」 is the usual choice; 「共々に」 and 「相共に」 are rare literary forms. The opposite is 「一人で」 or 「単独で」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 一緒いっしょに。互たがいに。もろとも。体言たいげんに後置こうちして副ふく助詞じょし的てきにも用もちいられる。
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