共通|きょうつうkyoutsuu[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjective, na-adjectivecommon; shared; mutual
2. suru verb, intransitive verbto be common (to); to be shared (by)
   私と彼かれは共通きょうつうすることが多おおい。↗

   I have much in common with him.
3. noun (suffix)-wide

• Related一般的いっぱんてきNeutralRefers to what is general or typical, as in 「一般的な意見」; the emphasis is on being true of most, whereas 「共通」 stresses that several parties all share the same point.
• Related同じおなじNeutralMeans identical or very similar and is the most common choice in speech; 「共通」 says the parties have something in common without being alike as a whole.
• Related同様どうようNeutralMeans the same as or similar to something, as in 「前回と同様」, and leans toward written or formal prose; 「共通」 describes what several parties share.
• Antonym個別こべつNeutralMeans handling things one by one or separately, as in 「個別指導」; it stands opposite to 「共通」, which is about what many people have in common.
• Antonym独自どくじNeutralRefers to what is one's own, distinctive, or independent, as in 「独自の文化」; it contrasts with 「共通」, which is about what everyone shares.
• Antonym特殊とくしゅNeutralMeans special or unlike the general case, as in 「特殊な事情」; it is the opposite of 「共通」, which points to something several parties all have.

Use 「共通」 for what several parties all share. 「同じ」 is the everyday word for identical or very similar things, 「同様」 its written/formal counterpart, 「一般的」 what is true of most. 「個別」, 「独自」 and 「特殊」 are opposites: separate, one's own, or exceptional.

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1. 複数ふくすうの人ひとやものの、いずれにも当あてはまること。
2. 複数ふくすうの人ひとやものの、いずれにも当あてはまる様さま。
3. 複数ふくすうの人ひとやものの、いずれにも当あてはまる。