JLPT N4 · 6 strokes
Kanji 同: "same, agree, equal"
The kanji 同 means "same, agree, equal". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read ドウ in on'yomi and おな.じ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ドウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おな.じ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | same, agree, equal |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 15 of 2,501 |
Common words with 同
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 同じsame; identical; equal; alike · anyway; in any case; if one must ...; if one has to ...
- 同時にen même temps, simultanément · au moment même où, juste après
- 同じようsemblable, du même genre
- 同士fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
- 同様same; similar; (just) like; equal
- と同じようにde la même façon que, tout comme
- 同じくde même, pareillement, également
- 同意agreement; consent; approval; assent · same opinion; same view
- 同情sympathy; compassion; pity
- 一同all present; all concerned; all of us
- 同行accompagner, faire route ensemble, voyager avec · ladite banque, la même banque
- 同じくらいà peu près pareil, sensiblement la même chose
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