同様

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See also: 同樣

Japanese

Kanji in this term
どう
Grade: 2
よう
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
同樣 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Adjective

(どう)(よう) (dōyō-na (adnominal (どう)(よう) (dōyō na), adverbial (どう)(よう) (dōyō ni))

  1. equal, same
    • 1902, 正岡子規, 病牀六尺:
      晩飯(ばんめし)午飯(ごはん)とほぼ同様(どうよう)
      Banmeshi wa gohan to hobo dōyō.
      Supper is almost the same as lunch.
    • 1921, 寺田寅彦, 春六題:
      こういう(てん)同様(どうよう)(ひと)はずいぶん(おお)いらしい。
      Kō iu ten de dōyō na hito wa zuibun ōi rashii.
      Apparently there are a whole lot of people who are the same in that respect.

Inflection

Noun

(どう)(よう) (dōyō

  1. equality

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN