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同好 (どうこう, doukou) Japanese meaning: similar tastes | Kotomora
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People with the same interest gathered and held a photography exhibition.
I joined a film club at university.
Kanji 好 fond, pleasing, like something Related words 同好 refers to people sharing the same taste or interest, while 趣味 is the everyday word for one's own personal hobby or taste.
同好 emphasizes a taste shared among several people, whereas 好み usually describes an individual's own personal preference.
Don't confuse with 同好 (shared taste/interest) and 同行 (traveling or going along together) share the same reading どうこう but have completely different meanings.
同好 (shared taste/interest) and 動向 (a trend or movement) are pronounced identically as どうこう but refer to unrelated concepts.
Word family club; society; association of like-minded people
people with similar tastes; kindred spirits
people who share an interest; kindred spirits
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound of 同, meaning 'same,' and 好, meaning 'liking' or 'taste'; the spelling transparently reflects the idea of shared tastes or interests.
