一蓮托生（いちれんたくしょう）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: sharing the same fate
Example sentences
- チームは一蓮托生の覚悟で戦う。 — The team fights with the resolve to share the same fate, for better or worse.
- 一蓮托生の思いで協力する。 — They cooperate with the mindset that they're all in it together.
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