Japanese symbol for “cognate”
同根語
どうこんご
Romaji: doukongo
cognate
In Japanese, cognate is 同根語, read どうこんご (doukongo).
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Meanings
- n cognate (ling)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “cognate”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 姉妹語 | しまいご shimaigo | sister language; related language; cognate |
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 |
| 屋根 | やね yane | roof |
| 根拠 | こんきょ konkyo | basis; grounds; foundation |
| 英語 | えいご eigo | English (language) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “cognate”.
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.