漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
同: same, agree
Also: equal
JLPT N46 strokesGrade 2Your ink: 白 Not met
冂 and 口 carry the meaning · 一 is drawn in
6 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
ドウdou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 同一どういつidentical
- 同様どうようsame
- 同時にどうじにat the same time
- 同好会どうこうかいclub of like-minded people
- 同窓会どうそうかいalumni meeting
- 同意するどういするagree
- 同情するどうじょうするsympathize
- 同居するどうきょするlive together
- 共同するきょうどうするcollaborate
おなじonaji · kun'yomi · on its own
- 同じおなじsame
Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Pictogram (象形)
A pipe – original form of 筒.
Source: Wiktionary, 同 (rev. 93383587), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Open your mouth wide and what do you see? A simple, sturdy square!”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
同 gives its sound to
The family reading is ドウ (dou). Sound parts: KanjiVG.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · tóng
Same form: 同 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 同 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 同 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin tóng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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