共同社

Gòngtóngshè

popculture

Meanings

1 Kyodo News (Japanese news agency)
2 Kyōdō Tsūshinsha

Characters

together; shared

agency; society

Examples

据日本共同社报道,首相将于下周访华。

Jù Rìběn Gòngtóngshè bàodào, shǒuxiàng jiāng yú xià zhōu fǎng Huá.

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

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