Japanese symbol for “classmates”
同期の桜
どうきのさくら
Romaji: doukinosakura
contemporaries (esp. military cadets); classmates; graduates in the same class
In Japanese, classmates is 同期の桜, read どうきのさくら (doukinosakura).
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Meanings
- exp, n contemporaries (esp. military cadets); classmates; graduates in the same class
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 同様 | どうよう douyou | same; similar; (just) like |
| 同士 | どうし doushi | fellow; mutual; companion |
| 共同 | きょうどう kyoudou | cooperation; collaboration; association |
| 同じ | おなじ onaji | same; identical; equal |
| 同時 | どうじ douji | same time |
| 同意 | どうい doui | agreement; consent; approval |
| 期間 | きかん kikan | period; term; interval |
| 期待 | きたい kitai | expectation; anticipation; hope |
| 桜花 | おうか ouka | cherry blossom |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.