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同様 (どうよう, douyou) Japanese meaning: same | Kotomora
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He holds a similar opinion.
This problem is difficult, just like last time.
Men can use this system, same as women.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 と 同どう 様よう に 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something in the same way as ~
He, like his colleagues, attended the meeting.
〈 物もの 〉 も 同どう 様よう だ ~ is practically the same (as good as ~)
This machine is practically like new.
〈 物もの 〉 同どう 様よう の 〈 物もの 〉 treatment or status like that of ~
He is treated just like a family member.
Related words· 7 同じ is the everyday, all-purpose word for 'same', while 同様 is more formal and stresses similarity of condition or manner rather than strict identity.
同然 implies something is 'as good as' or practically equivalent in effect (often in ～も同然だ), whereas 同様 is a neutral, factual statement of similarity.
類似 is a more clinical noun meaning 'resemblance' used mainly in analytical or technical writing, while 同様 is the common way to say two things are alike in ordinary sentences.
同様 means 'similar' or 'likewise' and allows for slight differences, whereas 同一 insists on exact sameness.
Show 3 more 同様 works as a freestanding noun or na-adjective meaning 'similar/the same way', whereas 同 must attach directly to another word as a prefix.
同様 means 'similar/in the same way' and is used more broadly for manner or resemblance, whereas 同種 specifically points to belonging to the same category or type.
同様 means 'in the same way/manner' and can apply beyond degree, while 同程度 specifically compares amount, level, or extent.
Don't confuse with 同上 is a fixed notation meaning 'same as the entry above' in lists and forms, while 同様 is a general adjective/adverbial word meaning 'similarly' or 'in the same way' usable in any sentence.
同様 (どうよう) means 'the same' or 'similarly' and sounds identical to 動揺 despite having a completely different meaning.
Etymology Compound of 同 (どう, 'same') and 様 (よう, 'appearance, manner'). The combination straightforwardly yields the meaning 'same manner/appearance'.
