同どう胞ほう

also: どうぼう · はらから

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

noun

compatriot; fellow countryman; brethren

Refers to people from the same country or ethnic group, often with a sense of shared identity or solidarity. Can also be used in a broader sense for fellow human beings.

海かい外がいで同どう胞ほうに会あうとほっとする。
I feel relieved when I meet a fellow countryman abroad.
彼かれは同どう胞ほうのために尽じん力りょくした。
He worked hard for his compatriots.

Written forms

同胞Usage98%
- どうほう
  Standard kanji spelling; the most common reading is どうほう.
- どうぼう
  Alternate reading; less common than どうほう.
- はらから
  gikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun
  Gikun/jukujikun reading; archaic or literary, meaning siblings from the same womb.
はらからUsage2%
gikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun
どうぼう

Kanji

同same, agree, equal
胞placenta, sac, sheath

Similar words

同どう国こく人じん
同国人 is a more direct and neutral term for a person from the same country, while 同胞 carries a warmer, more emotional connotation of shared kinship or brotherhood.
兄きょう弟だい
兄弟 refers to biological or close fraternal relationships, whereas 同胞 is used for a broader, often national or ethnic, sense of brotherhood.

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 同胞 (duwng pæw, 'born of the same womb'). The kanji 同 means 'same' and 胞 means 'womb' or 'placenta', together originally meaning 'siblings'. The meaning extended to 'compatriot' or 'fellow countryman' in both Chinese and Japanese.