together
N3- Onyomi
- キョウ
- Kunyomi
- とも
- Stroke count
- 6
- JLPT
- N3
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 共 down and you get 八 (eight / split) — two strokes opening away from each other. Picture tally marks counted off in groups of five, put 共 inside it, and let that scene stand for "together" — together. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 6
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は6画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 6 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
共有
kyouyuu
sharing
共感
kyoukan
empathy
共感する
kyoukansuru
to do empathy
共有した
kyouyuushita
plain past: did sharing
共感した
kyoukanshita
plain past: did empathy
共有する
kyouyuusuru
to do sharing
Example sentences (4)
資料をチームに共有しました。
しりょう を ちーむ に きょうゆう しました。
shiryou o chiimu ni kyouyuu shimashita.
I shared the materials with the team.
情報を共有しておけば、あとで困ることが少なくなります。
じょうほう を きょうゆう して おけば、あと で こまる こと が すくなく なります。
jouhou o kyouyuu shite okeba, ato de komaru koto ga sukunaku narimasu.
If you share information in advance, there will be fewer problems later.
決定した内容は、あとでメールで共有されるはずです。
けってい した ないよう は、あと で めーる で きょうゆう される はず です。
kettei shita naiyou wa, ato de meeru de kyouyuu sareru hazu desu.
What was decided should be shared later by email.
発表の資料を共有してください。
はっぴょう の しりょう を きょうゆう して ください。
happyou no shiryou o kyouyuu shite kudasai.
Please share the presentation materials.