同社

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Chinese

like; same; similar
like; same; similar; together; alike; with
 
society; group
simp. and trad.
(同社)

Pronunciation


Noun

同社

  1. (literary) people from the same village, town, city or province
  2. (literary) members of the same association
  3. (literary) schoolmate; classmate

Synonyms

  • (people from the same village):
  • (schoolmate):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
どう
Grade: 2
しゃ
Grade: 2
kan'yōon kan'on
Alternative spelling
同社 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of (どう) (dō-, same) + (しゃ) (sha, firm, company; shrine).

Pronunciation

Noun

(どう)(しゃ) (dōshaどうしや (dousya)?

  1. the same firm or the previously mentioned firm or company
  2. the same shrine or the previously mentioned one

References

  1. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

同社 (dongsa) (hangeul 동사)

  1. hanja form? of 동사 (the same company or firm)