# 共 — Together

Frequency rank 328 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 村 (Village), less common than 態 (Appearance).

- On’yomi: きょう
- Kun’yomi: とも
- Radical: 八 Eight (Kangxi 12)
- Frequency path: Level III of XX
- School grade: 4
- Strokes: 6

The character for together (共) looks like two hands lifting a single beam — two people working together to carry one heavy load.

In words:

- 共 きょう — both;neither (neg);all;and;as well as;including;with;together with;plural ending
- 共に ともに — sharing with,participate in
- 共同 きょうどう — cooperation,association,collaboration,joint

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