同どう名めい

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

same name; of the same name

Used when two or more people, places, works, or things share the same name. Often appears as 同名の or 同名のもの.

同どう名めいの映えい画がが去きょ年ねん公こう開かいされた。

A movie of the same name was released last year.

2

Only with reading どうめい

Biology term for a name that is spelled the same as another but refers to a different taxon. Restricted to the reading どうめい.

〈物もの〉と同どう名めいの〈物もの〉a work/thing that shares its name with another
この映えい画がは同どう名めいの小しょう説せつが原げん作さくです。
This movie is based on a novel of the same name.
〈人ひと〉と同どう名めいto share the same name as someone
彼かれは有ゆう名めいな俳はい優ゆうと同どう名めいだ。
He has the same name as a famous actor.

同どう姓せいN1sense 1
同姓 refers specifically to sharing the same surname, while 同名 can refer to a shared given name, full name, or title.

同どう盟めいN1
同盟 (also read どうめい) means 'alliance' between nations or groups, while 同名 means 'same name'; they are unrelated words that happen to sound identical.

同名Usage100%
- どうめい
  Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency news and common vocabulary.
- どうみょう
どうみょう

Compound of 同 (same) and 名 (name). The reading どうみょう is a rare alternative pronunciation, but どうめい is standard.