合作|がっさくgassaku[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbcollaboration; joint work
Conjugation
Dictionary form合作する(がっさくする)
Polite (masu)合作します(がっさくします)
Negative (nai)合作しない(がっさくしない)
polite (masen)合作しません(がっさくしません)
classical zu / nu合作せず・合作せぬ(がっさくせず・がっさくせぬ)
Past (ta)合作した(がっさくした)
polite (mashita)合作しました(がっさくしました)
Past negative (nakatta)合作しなかった(がっさくしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)合作しませんでした(がっさくしませんでした)
Te form合作して(がっさくして)
Potential合作できる(がっさくできる)
Passive合作される(がっさくされる)
Causative合作させる(がっさくさせる)
Causative passive合作させられる(がっさくさせられる)
Conditional (ba)合作すれば(がっさくすれば)
tara合作したら(がっさくしたら)
Volitional合作しよう(がっさくしよう)
polite (mashou)合作しましょう(がっさくしましょう)
Imperative合作しろ(がっさくしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymコラボレーションNeutralA loanword for brand tie-ups and joint performances; used more often than 「合作」 in business and music.
  • SynonymコラボCasualColloquial short form of 「コラボレーション」 for brand tie-ups and joint projects, mostly in business and entertainment; 「合作」 leans toward creating works together.
  • Related共同きょうどうNeutralBroadly means doing something jointly, with wide use as in 「共同研究」; 「合作」 is limited to the joint creation of works.
  • Related二人三脚ににんさんきゃくNeutralFrom the three-legged race; figuratively two people pressing ahead as one, stressing how closely they coordinate.
  • Related共作きょうさくWrittenMeans joint creation and sits close to 「合作」, but leans toward written, formal prose.
  • Antonym単独たんどくNeutralMeans doing something alone or solo; the direct opposite of 「合作」.

For jointly creating works or co-producing a film, use 「合作」; for brand tie-up projects say 「コラボ」, and for joint activity in general say 「共同」; when acting alone, use 「単独」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 共同きょうどうして作品さくひんを作つくること。また、そうして作つくった作品さくひん。
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