Japanese symbol for “namesake”

同名異人

どうめいいじん

Romaji: doumeiijin

namesake; person with the same name

In Japanese, namesake is 同名異人, read どうめいいじん (doumeiijin).

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

n namesake; person with the same name

Kanji and stroke order

同

same, agree, equal

on: ドウ
kun: おな.じ

6 strokes · JLPT 3

名

name, noted, distinguished

on: メイ、ミョウ
kun: な、-な

6 strokes · JLPT 4

異

uncommon, different, queerness

on: イ
kun: こと、こと.なる、け

11 strokes · JLPT 2

人

person

on: ジン、ニン
kun: ひと、-り、-と

2 strokes · JLPT 4

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
名前	なまえ namae	name
有名	ゆうめい yuumei	famous; well-known
異常	いじょう ijou	abnormal; unusual; extraordinary
人間	にんげん ningen	human being; human; person

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.