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協

Cooperation
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingキョウ
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 4Level 14

Verbs with «協»

協力する協議する妥協する

Meanings

  1. cooperation
    彼は協力の可能性を調査した。He has investigated the possibility of cooperation.tatoeba
    学術交流包括協定Cooperation on comprehensive education exchangewiki
  2. co-RtK
  1. association
  2. society
  3. organization
  4. organisation

Popular Usage

協力協会協議協調協定

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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ten (十) · needle (丨) · triceps · power (力) · muscle (力) · arnold

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 937

Compound words

協力きょうりょく
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
協力するきょうりょくする
to cooperate
協会きょうかい
association; society; organization; organisation
協議きょうぎ
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
協調きょうちょう
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
協定きょうてい
arrangement; pact; agreement
協賛きょうさん
support; mutual aid; cooperation; approval; authorization
協和きょうわ
concord; harmony; concert
生協せいきょう
co-op; (consumers') cooperative
妥協だきょう
compromise; giving in
農協のうきょう
agricultural cooperative
協奏曲きょうそうきょく
concerto
ご協力ごきょうりょく
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
協同組合きょうどうくみあい
cooperative; association; partnership
紳士協定しんしきょうてい
gentlemen's agreement
不協和音ふきょうわおん
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement
農業協同組合のうぎょうきょうどうくみあい
agricultural cooperative
国際協力事業団こくさいきょうりょくじぎょうだん
Japan International Cooperation Agency (1974); JICA
下協議したきょうぎ
preliminary conference
学協会がくきょうかい
study society
協議員きょうぎいん
delegate
協議会きょうぎかい
conference
協同体きょうどうたい
cooperative body
協力鋼きょうりょくこう
high-tension steel

Additional Examples

彼は同僚と協力してその計画を立てた。
He planned the project along with his colleagues.tatoeba
彼は仲直りしたいと思っている。君も妥協しなくちゃ。
He wants to make up and you should meet him halfway.tatoeba
彼は支配人に協力するのを嫌って仕事を辞めた。
He hated to play ball with his manager, so he quit his job.tatoeba
日本推理作家協会
Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc.wiki
元能楽協会理事。
Former Director of of The Nohgaku Performer's Association.wiki
たまきと協議離婚。
He was divorced from Tamaki by mutual agreement.wiki
京都・花灯路推進協議会
Kyoto Hanatoro Promotion Councilwiki
その後、高杉晋作らと協調して長府功山寺で決起。
After that, he rose up along with Shinsaku TAKASUGI and others at the Kozan-ji Temple in Chofu.wiki
それにより、頼朝を中心とする朝廷との協調路線との矛盾が潜在していた。
It incurred latent contradiction to the cooperative policy with the Imperial Court led by Yoritomo.wiki
京田辺市との協定
Agreement with Kyotanabe Citywiki

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Cooperation. 十 (many) + 力力力 (three forces) — many efforts working together.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 協

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