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共同体 (きょうどうたい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
community ; collective ; cooperative body
Refers to a group of people or organizations bound by shared interests, goals, or identity. Can be a local community, an international cooperative, or an abstract collective. The core idea is shared participation and mutual ties.
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The EU has developed as an economic community.
Written forms 共きょう 同どう 体たい
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency news term.
協きょう 同どう 体たい
Rare variant emphasizing cooperation; 共同体 is overwhelmingly more common.
Similar words コミュニティ コミュニティ is a loanword often used for informal or interest-based communities (e.g., online communities), while 共同体 carries a more formal, structural, or institutional nuance.
協きょう 同どう 組くみ 合あい 協同組合 specifically refers to a cooperative (business) organization, whereas 共同体 is a broader term for any community or collective body.
Etymology Compound of 共同 (きょうどう, 'joint, cooperative') and 体 (たい, 'body, entity'). The spelling 協同体 uses 協同 ('cooperation') and is a rare variant.
