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協
Kyōiku Kanji

協 — cooperate

Grade 4きょう
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協 (readings: きょう; Japanese kanji) means “cooperate”. It is a Grade 4 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 4 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 協力 (cooperation).

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What does 協 mean?

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Kanji協
Meaningcooperate
Readingsきょう
GradeGrade 4 (Upper)
CurriculumKyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example協力 (cooperation)

How to read 協

協 is read きょう depending on the word.

Words with 協

  • 協力きょうりょくhợp tác
  • 妥協thoả hiệp
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Updated: 2026-08-09
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