noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
the same age
Used to say that two or more people are the same age. Often appears as 同い年だ or 同い年の.
彼と私は同い年です。
He and I are the same age.
同い年の友達がたくさんいる。
I have many friends who are the same age as me.
Standard kanji spelling; the 同い reading is irregular but well-established.
Compound of 同い (onaji, 'same') with an irregular reading shift and 年 (toshi, 'year/age'). The reading おない is a euphonic change from おなじ.