ともに – Vocabulary details

ともに

Adverb

Usually written in kana

1. together; jointly

2. at the same time; with; as ...; including; along with

often as ...とともに

3. both

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companion; follower; attendant; retinue

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

both in name and reality; both in name and substance

to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others

トムとメアリーはともに優すぐれたチェスプレーヤーだ。

Tom and Mary are both good chess players.

水みずと石せき油ゆはともに液えき体たいである。

Water and oil are both liquids.

彼かれは言げん行こう、ともに親しん切せつである。

He is kind in word and deed.

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