団結|だんけつdanketsu[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbunity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
   ２つのグループが団結だんけつして１つの政党せいとうになった。↗

   Two groups united to form a party.

• Synonym結束けっそくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Cohesion within a group, as in 「結束を固める」; stresses holding together, while 団結 stresses uniting to act together.
• Synonym連帯れんたいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Solidarity in the sense of shared fate or joint liability, as in 「連帯感」; stresses standing together through thick and thin.
• Related連合れんごうNeutralNeutral. Two or more bodies organized into one for a purpose, as in 「国際連合」; stresses the combined whole rather than the act of uniting.
• Related共同きょうどうNeutralNeutral. Doing something jointly, as in 「共同研究」; stresses doing things together rather than the unity of a group.
• Related連立れんりつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Separate parties joining to form something; mostly political coalitions such as 「連立政権」; also 「連立方程式」.
• Related協力きょうりょくNeutralNeutral. Pooling effort toward a shared goal; the most common everyday word of this set, with a very wide range of uses.
• Related連盟れんめいNeutralNeutral. A league or federation that groups form by pledging cooperation for a common aim; stresses the organization rather than the act of uniting.
• Related同盟どうめいWrittenWritten/formal prose. An alliance between nations or groups, as in 「日米同盟」; stresses the alliance relationship itself.
• Related協調きょうちょうNeutralNeutral. Sides in opposing positions cooperating through mutual concession; stresses harmony and accommodation rather than unity.
• Related合同ごうどうNeutralNeutral. Combining into one to act, as in 「合同チーム」「合同捜査」; stresses merging together rather than solidarity.
• Related連携れんけいNeutralNeutral. Cooperating while keeping in close contact, as in 「連携プレー」; stresses coordination and linkage between parties.
• Related提携ていけいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Cooperation between companies, universities, local bodies and the like; stresses a business partnership.
• Related連帯意識れんたいいしきWrittenWritten/formal prose. The feeling of solidarity with people in the same position or sharing a goal; a somewhat sociological term, not everyday speech.
• Related一体化いったいかWrittenWritten/formal prose. Making separate things into one, as in 「地域の一体化」; stresses integration rather than solidarity.
• Related一致団結いっちだんけつNeutralNeutral four-character idiom for banding together as one under a shared goal; stronger in tone than 団結.
• Related和協わきょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Harmonious cooperation; rare in modern usage — in everyday speech say 「協力」.
• Related戮力りくりょくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Joining forces for a common aim; a literary, classical-flavoured word, rarely used today.
• Antonym分裂ぶんれつNeutralNeutral. A split, as in 「党が分裂する」; the direct opposite of 団結.
• Antonym離反りはんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Turning away or drifting from a group one had followed, as in 「人心の離反」; the opposite of unity.
• Antonym対立たいりつNeutralNeutral. Confrontation between sides that will not yield, as in 「意見の対立」; the opposite of unity.

Use 「団結」 for people uniting and acting as one toward a goal. For cohesion inside a group use 「結束」; for shared-fate solidarity 「連帯」; for everyday cooperation 「協力」; for accommodation between opposing sides 「協調」. 「連合」「連盟」「同盟」 name unions, leagues and alliances; 「連立」 is political coalitions; 「合同」「連携」「提携」「共同」 cover joint action, coordination and partnerships; 「一体化」 is integration. 「一致団結」 is stronger than 団結. 「和協」「戮力」 are rare literary words. Splits and conflict are 「分裂」「離反」「対立」.

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1. （多おおくの者ものが、目指めざす望のぞみを成し遂なしとげるために）一ひとつにまとまる結むすびつき。
2. （多おおくの者ものが、目指めざす望のぞみを成し遂なしとげるために）一ひとつにまとまり結むすびつき合あう。