Today’s Kanji is “同” (dou); Kanji for “same”.
Handwritten Kanji “同” (dou)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “同”
| 漢字 Kanji |
読み Readings |
ローマ字 Romaji |
画数 Stroke Count |
部首 Radical |
意味 Meaning |
| 同 | ドウ おな-じ |
dou ona-ji |
6 | 口 | same |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “同”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 同級生 | どうきゅうせい | doukyuusei | Classmates |
| 同性婚 | どうせいこん | douseikon | Same-sex marriage |
| 同じ気持ち | おなじきもち | onaji kimochi | Feel the same way |
