大だい同どう

noun

general resemblance; largely the same

Often used in the set phrase 大同小異 (largely the same with minor differences). As a standalone noun, it is somewhat literary and less common in everyday speech.

See also: 大同小異

• 両りょう者しゃの意い見けんは大だい同どう小しょう異いだ。

  Their opinions are much the same with only minor differences.

• 大だい同どうにつき、細こまかい点てんは気きにしないでください。

  Since they are largely the same, please don't worry about the small details.

noun

uniting with a common goal

Primarily appears in the compound 大同団結 (a grand coalition or union for a common purpose). Rarely used independently in modern Japanese.

See also: 大同団結

• 大だい同どう団だん結けつを呼よびかける。

  Call for a grand coalition.

• 「大だい同どう」は、共きょう通つうの目もく的てきのために団だん結けつすることを表あらわす語ごとして使つかわれることがある。

  大同 is sometimes used to express uniting for a common purpose.

noun

Daidō era (806-810)

Historical Japanese era name. Used only in historical contexts.

• 大だい同どう元がん年ねんは西せい暦れき806年ねんにあたる。

  The first year of the Daidō era corresponds to 806 CE.