同 Kanji – same
The Japanese kanji 同 can mean same, agree, equal.
Meaning and Readings
How is 同 read?
同 has the onyomi reading ドウ and the kunyomi reading おなじ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as dou, onaji.
Common Japanese Words Using 同
These common Japanese words contain 同. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 異口同音（いくどうおん） — (saying) with one voice, unanimously, in chorus, in unison, as one
- 一同（いちどう） — all present, all concerned, all of us
- 共同体（きょうどうたい） — cooperative body, cooperative system, collective, community
- 協同組合（きょうどうくみあい） — cooperative, association, partnership
- 呉越同舟（ごえつどうしゅう） — bitter enemies in the same boat, rivals finding themselves together by chance, strange bedfellows
- 合同（ごうどう） — combination, union, joining, incorporation, amalgamation, merger, fusion
- 混同（こんどう） — confusion, mixing, merger
- 賛同（さんどう） — approval, endorsement
- 同（どう） — the same, the said
- 同じ（おなじ） — same, identical, equal, alike, equivalent
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