同じ

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
おな
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

⟨onazi⟩/onaʑi/

From Old Japanese.

An irregular adjective even in Classical Japanese (where the attributive form was usually 同じ), it has become more irregular in the modern language, mixing attributes of -i adjectives and -na adjectives (and sometimes neither).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “explain shift from -shiku to -nari to no conjugation needed.”)

Pronunciation

Adjective

(おな) (onaji

  1. same, identical
    その(ほん)(おな)著者(ちょしゃ)による。
    Sono hon wa onaji chosha ni yoru.
    That book is written by the same author.
  2. common, similar
Usage notes
  • In modern Japanese, the adjective normally follows -na inflection (形容動詞), but modifies a noun directly without the suffix (-na).
    (おな)(そら)(した)onaji sora no shitaunder the same sky
  • When attaching ので or のに, is still needed as in 同じなので or 同じなのに.
Conjugation
Derived terms
Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:同じ.

Idioms
Proverbs

Adverb

(おな) (onaji

  1. anyhow, anyway

Noun

(おな) (onaji

  1. (informal) The iteration mark , which indicates that the previous kanji ought to be repeated.
    Synonyms: 漢字返し (kanji gaeshi), 同の字点 (dō no jiten), ノマ (noma), 繰り返し (kurikaeshi), 同じく (onajiku)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
おな > おんな
Grade: 2
irregular

/onaʑi//onːaʑi/

Long-pronounced form of onaji above.

Compare (minami → minnami, south).

Pronunciation

Adjective

(おんな) (onnaji

  1. (colloquial) same, identical
  2. (colloquial) common, similar
Conjugation

Adverb

(おんな) (onnaji

  1. (colloquial) anyhow, anyway

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
どう
Grade: 2
kan'yōon

The 未然形 (mizenkei, irrealis) and 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative) forms of various verbs.

Verb

(どう) (dōji

  1. imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of 同じる (dōjiru) : agreeing
  2. imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of 同ずる (dōzuru) : agreeing

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
  3. 3.0 3.1 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

Old Japanese

Etymology 1

Possibly derived from pronoun (ono2, I, oneself) + adjectival suffix (-si).[1]

  • *⟨ono2 zi⟩ (unattested) → ⟨onazi⟩/onaʑi/

Adjective

同じ (onazi) (kana おなじ)

  1. same, identical
  2. common, similar
Conjugation
Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:同じ.

Descendants
  • Japanese: 同じ (onaji)

Etymology 2

Derived from (oya, parent, ancestor) + adjectival suffix (-si).[2]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Why this is obsolete?”)

Adjective

同じ (oyazi) (kana おやじ)

  1. same, identical
  2. common, similar
Conjugation
Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:同じ.

References

  1. ^ ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN