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Kanji Detail for 同 - "same, together, unity"

同

  • Meaning

    同 means "same, together, unity."

    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.

  • 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.
  • Onyomitip

    do(どう) どう

    toh(とう) とう

  • Kunyomitip

    ona.ji(おなじ) おなじ

    tomo.ni(ともに) ともに

  • Strokestip

    6 strokes

  • Radicaltip

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

  • Related Keywords
    same together equal unite harmony identical common joint cooperative unified shared alike similar match agreement consensus collective solidarity community fellowship

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.

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