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同様

同様

See also: 同樣

Japanese

Kanji in this term
どう
Grade: 2
よう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Adjectival noun

同様 (-na inflection, hiragana どうよう, romaji dōyō)

  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

同様 (hiragana どうよう, romaji dōyō)

  1. equality

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3