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Take for instance the noun,

`同棲組` which roughly means a `group living together`.

Does `同棲` _always_ have a romantic connotation, or is it possible to use it in
a non-romantic sense. For example, to describe a group of friends living
together?
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Does 同棲 always have a romantic connotation?
While the main contemporary usage is for non-married people with a romantic
affiliation to be 'shacking up' together, this is not 100% definitive (see the
[Wikipedia page](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%90%8C%E6%A3%B2)).

Other words exist (一緒に住む、同居) to indicate simple cohabitation, so for all
intents and purposes, a romantic link would be implied ([Weblio
page](https://ejje.weblio.jp/content/cohabitation)).
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> Does 同棲 always have a romantic connotation, or is it possible to use it in a
> non-romantic sense.

I think it always has a romantic connotation... I've never heard it used in a
non-romantic sense.

> 同棲組 which roughly means a group living together.

I think it's used to refer to "(the kind/group/category of) people who are
living with their partner / choose to live with their partner rather than
getting married".

> For example, to describe a group of friends living together?

I don't think we use 同棲 to describe that...
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