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Japanese symbol for “homogeneity”

Romaji: doushu
same kind; same sort; same species; same race

In Japanese, homogeneity is , read (doushu).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-no, n same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity

Kanji and stroke order

same, agree, equal
on: ドウ
kun: おな.じ
6 strokes · JLPT 3
species, kind, class
on: シュ
kun: たね、-ぐさ
14 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “homogeneity”

WordReadingMeaning
きんしつ kinshitsuhomogeneous; homogeneity
じゅんいつ jun'itsupurity; homogeneity; unadorned
きんしつせい kinshitsuseihomogeneity
チンイーソー chin'iisoohomogeneity (e.g. manuf. using products from one source)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
どうよう douyousame; similar; (just) like
どうし doushifellow; mutual; companion
きょうどう kyoudoucooperation; collaboration; association
おなじ onajisame; identical; equal
どうじ doujisame time
どうい douiagreement; consent; approval
しゅるい shuruivariety; kind; type
じんしゅ jinshurace (of people)

See also: Chinese symbol for “homogeneity”.

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.

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