共同社

Gòngtóngshè

proper noun

Meanings

1 Kyodo News (Japanese news agency)
2 Kyōdō Tsūshinsha

Characters

together; shared

agency; society

Examples

HSK 6

据日本共同社报道，首相将于下周访华。

Jù Rìběn Gòngtóngshè bàodào, shǒuxiàng jiāng yú xiàzhōu fǎng Huá.

According to Japan's Kyodo News, the prime minister will visit China next week.

HSK 6

共同社是日本最大的通讯社。

Gòngtóngshè shì Rìběn zuì dà de tōngxùnshè.

Kyodo News is Japan's largest news agency.

Tips

history

Founded in 1945 from the postwar reorganization of 同盟通讯社 (Dōmei News Agency), Kyodo is a non-profit cooperative owned by Japanese newspapers and broadcasters - hence 共同 'shared/cooperative'.

Stroke Order

共 gòng

同 tóng

社 shè