Practice JLPT共 (kyou)
both, neither (neg), all, and, as well as, including, with, together with, plural ending
- JLPT N1
Meaning
共 (きょう, kyou) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “both, neither (neg), all, and, as well as, including, with, together with, plural ending”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
武士階級は 封建制と共に滅びた。
The samurai class died with the feudal system.
貧乏な家庭は子共を大学にやれない。
Poor families cannot send their children to college.
年をとると共に耳が遠くなってきた。
As I get older, I am losing my hearing.
轟音と共にジェット機が飛び去った。
A jet flew off with a roaring sound.
病気が回復すると共に食欲も出てきた。
As I'm recovering from my illness, my appetite is coming back.
原子力は石油と共に重要なエネルギー源だ。
Atomic energy, as well as petroleum, is an important energy source.
彼は科学者であると共に哲学者でもあった。
He was a philosopher as well as a scientist.
景気の回復と共に 失業率が下がってきた。
As business is recovering (literally: With the recovery of business), the unemployment rate is coming down.
終戦と共に激しいインフレが人々を襲った。
Severe inflation hit people when the war ended (literally: with the end of the war).
私は職場の同僚達と共にそのデモに参加した。
I took part in the demonstration with my office colleagues.
その提案は建設的であると共に革命的であった。
The proposal was revolutionary as well as constructive.
無駄な公共事業をめぐる批判の声が強まっている。
(Voices of) Criticism concerning wasteful public projects is growing stronger.