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同胞 (どうほう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun
compatriot ; fellow countryman ; brethren
Refers to people from the same country or ethnic group, often with a sense of shared identity or solidarity. Can also be used in a broader sense for fellow human beings.
ため
に
尽じん
力りょく
し
た
。
He worked hard for his compatriots.
Similar words 同どう 国こく 人じん 同国人 is a more direct and neutral term for a person from the same country, while 同胞 carries a warmer, more emotional connotation of shared kinship or brotherhood.
兄きょう 弟だい 兄弟 refers to biological or close fraternal relationships, whereas 同胞 is used for a broader, often national or ethnic, sense of brotherhood.
Etymology From Middle Chinese 同胞 (duwng pæw, 'born of the same womb'). The kanji 同 means 'same' and 胞 means 'womb' or 'placenta', together originally meaning 'siblings'. The meaning extended to 'compatriot' or 'fellow countryman' in both Chinese and Japanese.
