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同区 (どうく, douku) Japanese meaning: same ward | Kotomora

同どう区く

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Meanings

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same ward

Refers to being in the same administrative ward (区) of a city, such as one of Tokyo's 23 special wards.

彼かれとは同どう区くに住すんでいる。
He and I live in the same ward.

Kanji

同same, agree, equal
区ward, district

Related words

同どう市し
同市 means 'same city', while 同区 is specifically about a ward within a city.
同どう県けん
同県 means 'same prefecture', a larger administrative division than a ward.

Etymology

Compound of 同 (どう, 'same') and 区 (く, 'ward').