Meaning of 共用 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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共用
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Kana Readingきょうよう
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Romajikyōyō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- common use; communal use; sharing
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Example Sentences
共用, きょうよう used in context
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For the time being, I must share this room with my friend.
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私達が言語は文化的に伝えられる、つまり、学習されるものであって受け継がれるものではないと言う場合、言語は、文化人類学者が文化と呼ぶ、学習され共用される行動の複合体の一部であるという事なのである。
When we say that a language is culturally transmitted - that is, that it is learned rather than inherited - we mean that it is part of that whole complex of learned and shared behavior that anthropologists call culture.
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What happened to the girl you were sharing the bedroom with?
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テレビは重要な共用の源になることも出来、その教育放送は多くの学校で高く評価されている。
Television could be an important source of culture, and its educational broadcasts are valued in many schools.
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Kanji found in this word
together, both, neither, all, and, alike, with
On: キョウ
Kun: とも, とも.に, -ども
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