同どう期き

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

same period; corresponding period

Often used in comparison phrases such as 前年同期, meaning the corresponding period in another year or term.

• 今年ことしの売うり上あげは前ぜん年ねん同どう期きを上うわ回まわった。

  This year's sales exceeded those of the same period last year.

• 前ぜん年ねん同どう期きのデータと比くらべてください。

  Please compare it with the data from the corresponding period last year.

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

same cohort; person who joined or graduated in the same year; classmate

Common in school and workplace contexts for people who entered, graduated, or joined a company in the same year; in companies it often means a fellow new hire from the same intake.

• 彼かれは会かい社しゃの同どう期きです。

  He joined the company in the same year as I did.

• 大だい学がくの同どう期きと久ひさしぶりに会あった。

  I met up with someone from my university cohort for the first time in a while.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

synchronization; syncing

Technical and everyday computing use for making data, devices, or processes match in timing or content. As 同期する, it can be transitive or intransitive depending on context.

• スマホとパソコンのカレンダーを同どう期きする。

  I sync the calendars on my smartphone and computer.

• ファイルがまだ同どう期きしていない。

  The files have not synced yet.