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同格 (どうかく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

同どう格かく

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う

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く

JLPTN2›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective

same rank; equal standing; equality

Used for people, positions, or things that are on the same level or of equal status. Often appears in formal or comparative contexts.

彼かれは社

しゃ

長ちょう

と

同どう

格かく

の

待たい

遇ぐう

を

受う

け

て

いる

。

He receives treatment on par with the company president.

両りょう者しゃは同どう格かくに扱あつかわれるべきだ。

Both should be treated equally.

2

apposition

Grammatical term for a construction where two noun phrases are placed side by side with the same referent, e.g., 友達の田中さん.

「友とも達だちの田た中なかさん」の「友とも達だち」と「田た中なかさん」は同どう格かくの関かん係けいにある。
In 'my friend Tanaka-san', 'friend' and 'Tanaka-san' are in an appositional relationship.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉と同どう格かくon equal standing/rank with someone
彼かれは部ぶ長ちょうと同どう格かくの待たい遇ぐうを受うけている。
He receives treatment equal in status to a department manager.
〈語ご〉は〈語ご〉と同どう格かくone noun phrase is in apposition with another
「友とも達だちの田た中なかさん」では「田た中なかさん」は「友とも達だち」と同どう格かくだ。
〈人ひと〉を〈人ひと〉と同どう格かくに扱あつかうto treat one person as equal in status to another
会かい社しゃは契けい約やく社しゃ員いんを正せい社しゃ員いんと同どう格かくに扱あつかっている。

Kanji

同same, agree, equal
格status, rank, capacity

Related words

同どう等とうN1sense 1
同等 stresses equivalence in value or quality, while 同格 focuses on rank, status, or grammatical apposition.
同どう位い sense 1
同位 refers to occupying the same position or rank in a hierarchy or sequence, whereas 同格 is broader and also covers grammatical apposition.
対たい等とうN1sense 1
対等 describes two parties standing on equal footing in a relationship or negotiation, while 同格 is more formal and often used for official rank or status.
同どう列れつN1
同格 stresses equal status or grade (and is also a grammar term), whereas 同列 stresses being grouped together in the same line or category.
匹ひっ敵てきN1
同格 means being of the same rank or class (often grammatically or socially), while 匹敵 is a verb used to say something matches another in ability or scale.

Don't confuse with

資し格かくN3sense 1
資格 means a qualification or credential one holds, whereas 同格 means being of equal rank or standing with someone else.

Word family

同どう格かく関かん係けい
coordinate relation

Written forms

同どう格かくUsage99%
Standard kanji form; commonly used in both general and grammatical contexts.
どうかくUsage1%

Etymology

Compound of 同 (same) and 格 (rank, status). The grammatical sense is a direct adaptation of the Western linguistic concept of apposition.

In "my friend Tanaka," "Tanaka" is in apposition with "friend."

The company treats contract workers as equal in status to regular employees.