同どう音おん

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

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

homophony; same pronunciation; same sound

linguistics

Linguistic use for words or forms that are pronounced the same; often seen in compounds such as 同音異義語.

「公こう園えん」と「講こう演えん」は同どう音おん異い義ぎ語ごです。
"Park" and "lecture" are homophones in Japanese.

同どう音おんの語ごは文ぶん脈みゃくで意い味みを判はん断だんすることが多おおい。

Words with the same pronunciation are often interpreted by context.

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

unison; same pitch

music

Music use for notes, voices, or instruments sounding at the same pitch; ユニゾン is also common in music contexts.

二に本ほんの弦げんを同どう音おんに合あわせる。
Tune the two strings to the same pitch.
合がっ唱しょうの冒ぼう頭とうは全ぜん員いんが同どう音おんで歌うたう。
At the beginning of the chorus, everyone sings in unison.

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

in one voice; speaking in unison

Used for people saying or voicing the same thing together; somewhat formal or written compared with 声をそろえて or 一斉に.

同どう音おん異い義ぎ語ご
A narrower linguistic term for homophones that have different meanings; 同音 itself only says the sound or pronunciation is the same.
異い口く同どう音おん
An idiom meaning that different people say the same thing or express the same opinion; it is more fixed and idiomatic than standalone 同音.
ユニゾン
A loanword often used in music for singing or playing in unison; 同音 is more Sino-Japanese and can also mean homophony outside music.

A Sino-Japanese compound of 同, meaning 'same,' and 音, meaning 'sound' or 'note'; the spelling transparently reflects the modern meanings.