もろとも

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), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN