連帯

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 連帯 is read as れんたい and expresses either solidarity in acting together or responsibility borne jointly.
• Basic usage: Its sense depends on whether the context concerns people cooperating or parties sharing responsibility under a contract.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Solidarity in cooperation
  • 互いに連帯して describes people joining together to advance the same work. Example: 住民たちは互いに連帯して復旧を進めた。
• Joint responsibility
  • In a contract, 連帯して責任を負う means that multiple parties bear responsibility together. Example: 契約書には連帯して責任を負うと書かれている。