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同僚 (どうりょう, douryou) Japanese meaning: coworker | Kotomora

同どう僚りょう

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Common word›JLPTN3›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

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coworker; colleague

Refers to a person who works at the same workplace or organization, typically of similar rank. Neutral and widely used in business and everyday contexts.

彼かれは私わたしの同どう僚りょうです。

He is my colleague.

同どう僚りょうと一いっ緒しょにプロジェクトを進すすめている。

I'm working on a project together with a coworker.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉に相そう談だんするto consult a coworker about something
仕し事ごとの悩なやみを同どう僚りょうに相そう談だんした。
I talked to a coworker about my problems at work.
〈人ひと〉と協きょう力りょくするto cooperate with a coworker on something
同どう僚りょうと協きょう力りょくしてプロジェクトを完かん成せいさせた。
I worked together with a coworker to finish the project.
元もと〈人ひと〉former coworker
元もと同どう僚りょうと久ひさしぶりに食しょく事じをした。
I had a meal with a former coworker for the first time in a while.

Kanji

同same, agree, equal
僚colleague, official, companion

Related words· 6

仲なか間まN3
仲間 is a broad term for a companion or fellow member of any group, while 同僚 specifically means a colleague at the same workplace.
僚りょう友ゆう
同僚 is the everyday, neutral word for a coworker, while 僚友 is a more formal or literary term for a fellow worker or comrade.
同どう業ぎょう者しゃN2
同僚 means a colleague at the same workplace, while 同業者 means someone in the same industry or trade, even at a different company.
後こう輩はいN3
後輩 specifically marks someone as junior in seniority, whereas 同僚 refers to a colleague of equal standing with no seniority implied.

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同どう業ぎょう
同僚 refers to a colleague at the same workplace, while 同業 refers to someone in the same industry or trade regardless of where they work.
チームメイト
同僚 refers specifically to a coworker in a workplace, whereas チームメイト is used for teammates in sports or any collaborative project.

Don't confuse with

同どう期きN3
同期 refers to a colleague who joined the same company or organization in the same year, whereas 同僚 just means any coworker regardless of when they joined.
パートナー
同僚 just means a co-worker at the same company, while パートナー implies an active collaborative or equal relationship in the work.
同どう人じん
同僚 means 'coworker' in a professional workplace context, while 同人 refers to people united by shared interests or ideals, not employment.

Etymology

Compound of 同 (same) and 僚 (colleague, official). The kanji 僚 originally referred to fellow officials, giving 同僚 the sense of 'same-rank colleague'.