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Meaning of 同じ(おなじ) in Japanese

同じ
JLPT 5
Kana Reading
おなじ, おんなじ
Romaji
onaji, onnaji
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun or verb acting prenominally, noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike
    Example sentence
    同じ事務員・有村夏恵は、今月限りに退職する五鬼上に申し入れた At the same time, the clerk Natsue Arimura told Gokijo of his intent to resign after this month.
  • Parts of speech
    adverb (fukushi)
    Meaning
    (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case
    Example sentence
    母ちゃん同じいってたな。からどうしたってんよ。オレにゃ関係ない Mum said the same thing. But, so what? It's got nothing to do with me.

Examples of 同じ, おなじ, おんなじ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

6 strokes

same, agree, equal

On'Yomi: ドウ

Kun'Yomi: おな.じ

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