Japanese symbol for “identifying”
同定
どうてい
Romaji: doutei
identifying (something as being the same as something else); identification (e.g. of a suspect)
In Japanese, identifying is 同定, read どうてい (doutei).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt identifying (something as being the same as something else); identification (e.g. of a suspect)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “identifying”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 特定 | とくてい tokutei | specifying; designating; identifying |
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 |
| 予定 | よてい yotei | plans; arrangement; schedule |
| 決定 | けってい kettei | decision; determination |
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.