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一緒

いっしょ

together

Mnemonic

One, and a thread with a person on the end of it. Two of you tied into a single strand. The same itch いっ as 一, and a show しょ of going the same way whether it was agreed or not: いっしょ.

Worth knowing

一緒に is together as an adverb. It also means the same: 一緒だ, they are identical.

Built from

one
A single stroke. It doesn't get simpler than this.
cord, together
糸 thread + 者 person

Words sharing these kanji

(the) most one once instant, for a moment what on earth, what the… once more for the time being, more or less in one go (one) part single word, a few words number one, first not at all, absolutely nothing

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