等ひとしい

i-adjective

equal; identical; the same

Describes two or more things that are equal in quantity, quality, value, or nature. Often used in comparisons with ～と or ～に.

• この二ふたつの重おもさは等ひとしい。

  These two are equal in weight.

• 彼かれの意い見けんは私わたしのと等ひとしい。

  His opinion is the same as mine.

i-adjective

no different (from); just like; equivalent

Emphasizes that something is practically the same as something else, often with a nuance of 'amounts to' or 'is as good as'. Common in patterns like ～に等しい.

• その行こう為いは犯はん罪ざいに等ひとしい。

  That act is equivalent to a crime.

• 彼かれの沈ちん黙もくは承しょう諾だくに等ひとしい。

  His silence is as good as consent.