Same in Japanese

"same" in Japanese, with the kanji that carry the meaning.

同様

doyo

3 Japanese kanji carry the meaning "same". The most common choice is shown first.

Top pick

same, agree, equal

Reading: dou

6 strokes

Where it comes from

Composed of frame and mouth. Entering the same frame.

What it carries

Same, agreement, simultaneous. Represents match and sharing.

Related kanji for "same"

same kind(also: collect, classify, category)

i · peaceful

Combines 'hedgehog' (彑) with 'gather' (果), representing many things gathering like hedgehog spines.

same kind(also: accidentally, even number, couple)

guu · peaceful

Composed of person and phonetic. Person like doll.

The most common kanji for "same" is 同, read as dou. It means same, agree, equal. Related kanji: 彙 (same kind), 偶 (same kind).

同 has 6 strokes.