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Kanji Detail for 同 - "same, together"

同

  • Meaning

    同 means "same, together." Also associated with to unite.

    1. Same - Equal; identical; matching; without difference.

    2. Together - Jointly; in common; with others.

    3. To unite - To combine; to join; to harmonize.

    4. To gather - To assemble; to congregate.

  • Words using 同

    • 共同 きょうどう Listen cooperation; collaboration; association
    • 同市 どうし Listen same city
    • 同日 どうじつ Listen the same day
    • 同時 どうじ Listen same time; simultaneous; concurrent
    • 同社 どうしゃ Listen the same company; the said firm; the same (Shinto) shrine
    • 同党 どうとう Listen same (political) party; the said party
    • 同国 どうこく Listen same country; same province; the (said) country
    • 同様 どうよう Listen same; similar; (just) like

  • Four-character idioms with 同

    • 一心同体 いっしんどうたい Listen being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
    • 呉越同舟 ごえつどうしゅう Listen bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance; strange bedfellows
    • 大同団結 だいどうだんけつ Listen merger; (presenting a) united front
    • 異口同音 いくどうおん Listen (saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus
    • 一味同心 いちみどうしん Listen (people) working together with one mind
    • 一視同仁 いっしどうじん Listen loving every human being with impartiality; universal brotherhood; universal benevolence

  • Tattoo check: 同

    • Verified meaning: same, together
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あつむ, どうさき, ひとし)
    • Also carries these associations: to unite

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 同

    Given names 同(ひとし)Listen

    Surnames 同(あつむ)Listen 同(どうさき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    same; agree; equal

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    same, similar; together with

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    like; same; similar; together; alike; with

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    same, similar; together with, alike

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Opposite of 異 (different). Meaning the same between two parties. (Classic of Filial Piety) "Serving one's mother with the same resources as serving one's father, the love is the same. Serving one's ruler with the same resources as serving one's father, the respect is the same." Meaning the people served differ, but the heart of love and respect doesn't differ. | Together. Such as those studying together are called 同學. Those working together are called 同事. | To gather. (Book of Odes) "Blessings and emoluments come together." Meaning where blessings gather. | Harmonious. Such as 大同之世, meaning a world where people have no sense of self vs. others, the most prosperous era. From (Book of Rites, Liyun). Also, (Analects) "The gentleman is harmonious but not identical. The petty person is identical but not harmonious." Harmony has no spirit of discord, meaning no intentional opposition. Identical has a sense of sycophancy, meaning favoring those in one's faction. | Echoing others' opinions without thinking is called 雷同. From (Book of Rites, Quli). Hence also calling writings that are plagiarized and not self-authored as 雷同.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    doh(ドウ) ドウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    onaji(おな-じ) おな-じ

  • Strokes

    tip

    6 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    冂 (keigamae・makigamae・engamae・dogamae)口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

  • Related Keywords

    same together to unite agree congregate equal gather harmonize identical alike assemble combine common equivalent join matching merge similar

Sentences including 同

  • Mike and tom are in the same class.

  • The teacher assented to our plan.

  • This is the same car as i have.

  • I use the room in common with my sister.

  • She is no less beautiful than her sister.

  • They are all alike to me.

  • You can find the same thing anywhere.

  • They have the same habits.

  • I have the same trouble as you had.

  • She was a young girl about your age.

Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces

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