連帯

• 読み: れんたい
• ローマ字: rentai
• 漢字の分解: 連 (ren) — connect, link; 帯 (tai) — belt, band
• 発音: /ɾeɴ.ta.i/

意味

Solidarity; joint responsibility. Standing together as a united group.

A noun and suru-verb with two related senses: emotional solidarity (people standing together in mutual support) and legal joint liability (連帯責任 — shared responsibility, 連帯保証人 — joint guarantor). The solidarity sense is common in social movements and political speech; the legal sense appears in contracts and law.

例文

1. 被災地の人々と連帯して支援を続けたい。
2. チームの連帯感がこの試合の勝利につながった。
3. 連帯責任を負うことを契約書で確認した。

使い方ガイド

場面: social movements, law, teamwork, politics

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 連 (ren, to connect/link) + 帯 (tai, belt/band/to wear). Literally 'linked by a belt,' evoking the image of people bound together in unity or shared obligation.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal