JLPT N3Kanji compounds

協力

Readingきょうりょくkyouryoku

Meaning
複数の人が力を合わせて物事を行うこと
Explanation
「協力(きょうりょく)」means multiple people combining their efforts to do something. It is used as in「みんなで協力する」(everyone cooperates). The key is combining efforts, which is the opposite meaning of「競争(きょうそう)」(competition), where one competes to win or lose against an opponent.
Original Japanese explanation

「協力(きょうりょく)」は、複数の人が力を合わせて物事を行うことです。「みんなで協力する」のように使います。力を合わせる点が大切で、相手と勝ち負けを争う「競争(きょうそう)」とは反対の意味になります。

Examples
  • みんなで協力する

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