in common

共通して

人や物に、似た興味、特徴、性質などがあること。

やさしい英語で： People or things have similar interests, features, or qualities.

• We have a lot in common.
• The two stories had little in common.
• What do these animals have in common?

使い方： have something in common with someone/something (I have a lot in common with my sister.)

類義語： alike, similar

よく使う表現： much in common, nothing in common

共通して

複数の人が同じ知人、物、経験などを共有していること。

やさしい英語で： Two or more people share the same person, thing, or experience.

• We have a teacher in common.
• They discovered they had an ancestor in common.
• Do you and Sam have any friends in common?

使い方： have someone/something in common (We have a friend in common.)

類義語： shared

よく使う表現： someone in common, something in common

共同で、共有で

複数の人が同じ財産を共同で所有し、または使用する権利を共有すること。

やさしい英語で： Two or more people own or have the right to use the same property together.

• They own the field in common.
• The village held its grazing land in common.
• This agreement covers property owned in common.

使い方： hold/own something in common (The sisters own the land in common.)

類義語： jointly

よく使う表現： hold in common, own in common