同 — same, agree, together
どう
同
same
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
6 strokes
quality
U+540C
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #15
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #180
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- same
- agree
- together
word
とう ・どう tou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
同
dou
same
同
時
に
doujini
simultaneously
同
社
dousha
the same company
同
一
douitsu
identical
同
時
douji
simultaneous
合
同
goudou
joint
同
日
doujitsu
the same day
同
行
doukou
accompanying
同
年
dounen
same year
一
同
ichidou
all present
と
同
時
に
todoujini
at the same time as
同
月
dougetsu
the same month
同
国
doukoku
same country
同
点
douten
tied score
同
市
doushi
said city
同
上
doujou
same as above
同
様
douyou
same
同
意
doui
agreement
同
期
douki
same period
同
級
生
doukyuusei
classmate
同
等
doutou
equal
同
感
doukan
agreement
同
調
douchou
agreement
同
和
douwa
social integration
共
同
kyoudou
cooperation
同
士
doushi
fellow
協
同
kyoudou
cooperation
同
氏
doushi
the said person
共
同
通
信
kyoudoutsuushin
Kyodo News (agency)
同
然
douzen
as good as
同
席
douseki
being present together
同
種
doushu
same kind
同
志
doushi
comrade
賛
同
sandou
agreement
同
情
doujou
sympathy
同
居
doukyo
living together
混
同
kondou
confusion
同
性
愛
douseiai
homosexuality
同
盟
doumei
alliance
同
窓
会
dousoukai
alumni association
同
僚
douryou
colleague
同
胞
douhou
compatriot
おな ona Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Components
Composed of
Used as component in (5)
Compound ideograph (会意). 口 (mouth) inside 冂 (enclosure). All mouths in one enclosure saying the same thing — agree, together.