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同
Same
おな(じ) (onaji)
JLPT N4
Interesting Fact
々 **Have you ever seen the symbol 々 in Japanese words like 時々 (tokidoki) or 人々 (hitobito)? Its official name is 同の字点 (dō no jiten), literal translation "the same character mark." Instead of writing the same kanji twice, Japanese simply writes 々, meaning "repeat the same character." It's a tiny symbol built entirely around the idea of 同—same.
Memory Trick
🪟 Imagine looking through a square window. Inside, another window has been built exactly the same. Two matching windows, one inside the other.
Readings
Onyomi: ドウ (dou)
Kunyomi: おな(じ) (onaji)
Example Words
同じ
おなじ (onaji)
Same
同時
どうじ (douji)
At the same time
同級生
どうきゅうせい (doukyuusei)
Classmate
共同
きょうどう (kyoudou)
Cooperation
Example Sentence
私たちは 同じ 学校に 通っています。
わたしたちは おなじ がっこうに かよっています。
watashitachi wa onaji gakkou ni kayotteimasu
We attend the same school.