もろとも

Japanese
Alternative spelling
諸共

Etymology

Compound of 諸(もろ) (moro, “all”) + 共(とも) (tomo, “together”).[1]

First cited in a text from 830.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) もろとも [mòrótómó] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [mo̞ɾo̞to̞mo̞]

Adverb

もろとも • (morotomo) ←もろとも (morotomo)?

  1. [from 830] (literary) all together, together

Usage notes

May be used with the particle に (ni) to express the adverbial sense.[1]

Noun

もろとも • (morotomo) 

  1. [from 830] the state of being together

References
  1. “諸共”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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