同 – same, agree, equal

6 strokesTaught in grade 2#15 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 同 means same, agree, equal. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ドウ (dou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is おな.じ (onaji). It is written with 6 strokes, under radical 口 (no. 30).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ドウ	dou
Kun’yomi	おな.じ	onaji

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 口 (Kangxi radical 30). Components: 口・冂・一.

Words using 同

同じおなじsame共同きょうどうcooperation同一どういつidentical同時どうじsame time同様どうようsame同僚どうりょうcoworker同士どうしfellow同志どうしlike-mindedness同どうthe same合同ごうどうcombination同格どうかくthe same rank混同こんどうconfusion同調どうちょうconformity同等どうとうequality同封どうふうenclosing (e.g. with a letter)同盟どうめいalliance一同いちどうall present同意どういagreement同感どうかんsame feeling同級どうきゅうthe same grade同居どうきょliving together同情どうじょうsympathy同い年おないどしthe same age

Example sentences

ジャズが使う音符は、バッハが使ったのと同じだ

Jazz uses the same notes that Bach used.

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私たちはその店を共同で経営している。

We run the store jointly.

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私は妹と共同で部屋を使っている。

I share the room with my sister.

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Kanji with the same radical

合員問和名向告品各台口営可商味命

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