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同日 (どうじつ, doujitsu) Japanese meaning: the same day | Kotomora
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The meeting was held on the afternoon of the same day.
The application deadline is the same day as the announcement.
Usage patterns 同どう 日じつ 発はっ 表ぴょう される to be announced on the same day
The release date and price of the new product are set to be announced the same day.
同どう 日じつ 付づけ で 〈 事こと 〉 effective as of that same day
He was appointed department manager effective that same day.
同どう 日じつ 午ご 前ぜん that same morning (of the day referred to)
The incident occurred that same morning in front of the station in the city.
Expressions 同どう 日じつ の 論ろん ではない not to be spoken of in the same breath; cannot be compared; defying all comparison Related words 同日 refers to 'the same day' while 同夜 specifically refers to 'the same night', both used in formal news writing.
同日 simply means 'the same day' in a neutral, comparative sense, whereas 即日 adds a nuance of immediacy or promptness.
Don't confuse with 同日 means 'the same day' as another day already mentioned, while 当日 means 'the day in question' (often the day of an event), and the two are easy to mix up because of their similar kanji and readings.
同日 refers to the same day, while 同月 refers to the same month, so learners must pick the correct time unit.
Word family same-day arrival
on the same day
Etymology Compound of 同 (どう, 'same') and 日 (じつ, 'day').
