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Kanji Detail for 協 - "to cooperate, harmony"

協

  • Meaning

    協 means "to cooperate, harmony." Also associated with to unite.

    1. Cooperate - To work together.

    2. Harmony - Agreement; accord.

    3. Unite - To join forces.

  • Words using 協

    • 協会 きょうかい Listen association; society; organization
    • 協力 きょうりょく Listen cooperation; collaboration; help
    • 協定 きょうてい Listen arrangement; pact; agreement
    • 協議 きょうぎ Listen conference; consultation; discussion
    • 協調 きょうちょう Listen cooperation; conciliation; harmony
    • 妥協 だきょう Listen compromise; giving in
    • 農協 のうきょう Listen agricultural cooperative
    • 協賛 きょうさん Listen support; mutual aid; cooperation

  • Four-character idioms with 協

    • 不協和音 ふきょうわおん Listen discord; dissonance; cacophony
    • 五族協和 ごぞくきょうわ Listen five races under one union (Han, Manchurians, Mongolians, Hui, Tibetans; founding principle of the Republic of China); harmony of the five races (Manchurians, Han, Mongolians, Koreans, Japanese; official policy of Manchukuo)
    • 協心戮力 きょうしんりくりょく Listen combined (concerted) efforts; solidarity; joining forces (with)
    • 和衷協同 わちゅうきょうどう Listen harmonious cooperation; close cooperation
    • 戮力協心 りくりょくきょうしん Listen combined (concerted) efforts; solidarity; joining forces (with)
    • 産学協同 さんがくきょうどう Listen industry-university cooperation

  • Tattoo check: 協

    • Verified meaning: to cooperate, harmony
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かなう, かなえ, かのう, きょう)
    • Also carries these associations: to unite

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 協

    Given names 協(かなう)Listen 協(かなえ)Listen 協(かのう)Listen 協(きょう)Listen 協(ひろむ)Listen

    Surnames 協(つとむ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    co-; cooperation

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    be united; cooperate

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to cooperate; to harmonize; to help; to assist; to join

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to assist; to cooperate, to join; to harmonize

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Harmonious. Meaning working together with one heart. Such as 協商, meaning to set aside differences and determine a unified approach. | Name of the Qing regular army system. Below a 鎮 there were two 協. Now changed to 旅. Also in the Green Standard army system, what a deputy general commanded was called 協. Deputy generals were also called 協台. | Has the meaning of assistance. Such as subsidies from other provinces are called 協餉. Those assisting the general manager are called 協理.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kyoh(キョウ) キョウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    十 (ju)

  • Related Keywords

    cooperate harmony unite consensus fulfillment unification collaboration coordination accord alliance partnership mutual support balance

Sentences including 協

  • I compromised with him on the matter.

  • Finally , my father compromised.

  • They worked together to put out the fire.

  • Cooperate with your friends in doing the work.

  • Thank you for not smoking.

  • I worked hand in hand with him.

  • We consulted them about the problem.

  • The women are very supportive.

  • Thank you in advance for your help.

  • I compromised with her on the point.

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