同 means “same”

おなじ · onaji

Also: agree, equal

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

おなじ

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ドウ

JLPT N4 · Taught in grade 2 · 6 strokes

The story

Voices joined under one roof, speaking as one. Harmony begins with sameness in Japan: colleagues at the same company are 同僚, classmates of the same year move through life together.

Used in 同じ (onaji, same), 同時 (douji, simultaneous), and 同僚 (douryou, colleague)

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.