合同

ごうどう
JLPT:N2
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1The joining of two or more organizations or things into one — used for company mergers, joint events, and the like.

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二つの労働組合が合同して一つの組織になった。

The two labor unions merged and became a single organization.

来月、両校の合同文化祭が開かれる。

Next month, a joint cultural festival between the two schools will be held.

「合同会社」は日本の会社形態の一つだ。

A "gōdō kaisha" (合同会社) is one type of company structure in Japan.

二社は業務提携から合同へと発展した。

The two companies developed from a business partnership into a full merger.

2Describing something done jointly by multiple parties — used as "合同の〜" or "合同で〜."

Noun Taking 'の'

Examples

近隣の学校と合同で避難訓練を実施した。

We conducted a joint evacuation drill with a nearby school.

合同記者会見で両社の代表が説明した。

Representatives from both companies gave explanations at a joint press conference.

二つの部活が合同で練習試合をした。

The two club teams held a joint practice match.

3In mathematics, the property of two figures being identical in shape and size, or (in a congruence relation) being equal under a given modulus.

NounNoun Taking 'の'Mathematics

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二つの三角形が合同であることを証明する問題が出た。

A problem asking to prove that two triangles are congruent came up.

合同な図形は対応する辺と角がすべて等しい。

Congruent figures have all corresponding sides and angles equal.

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