Japanese symbol for “ibid”
同上
どうじょう
Romaji: doujou
same as above; ditto; ibid.
In Japanese, ibid is 同上, read どうじょう (doujou).
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Meanings
- n same as above; ditto; ibid.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “ibid”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 同書 | どうしょ dousho | the same book; the said book; ibid. |
| 前著 | ぜんちょ zencho | ibid.; the above-mentioned publication |
| 同前 | どうぜん douzen | same as above; ditto; ibid. |
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 |
| 以上 | いじょう ijou | not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above |
| 売り上げ | うりあげ uriage | amount sold; sales; proceeds |
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.