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協
Cooperate, Cooperation
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
Japanese schools and workplaces place great importance on cooperation. The word 協力 (kyōryoku), meaning 'cooperation,' appears frequently on notices asking everyone to work together.
Memory Trick
Imagine several people joining hands to lift something too heavy for one person. Working together reminds you that 協 means 'cooperate.'
Readings
Onyomi: キョウ (kyou)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
協力
きょうりょく (kyouryoku)
Cooperation
協会
きょうかい (kyoukai)
Association
協議
きょうぎ (kyougi)
Discussion
協定
きょうてい (kyoutei)
Agreement
Example Sentence
みんな の 協力 が 必要です。
みんな の きょうりょく が ひつようです。
minna no kyouryoku ga hitsuyou desu
Everyone's cooperation is necessary.