Japanese symbol for “similar”
同様
どうよう
Romaji: douyou
same; similar; (just) like; equal
In Japanese, similar is 同様, read どうよう (douyou).
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Meanings
- adj-na, adj-no, n same; similar; (just) like; equal
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “similar”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 近い | ちかい chikai | similar; almost the same; close to |
| 同じよう | おなじよう onajiyou | similar |
| 類同 | るいどう ruidou | similar; of the same type |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 様子 | ようす yousu | state (of affairs); situation; circumstances |
| 模様 | もよう moyou | pattern; figure; design |
| 様々 | さまざま samazama | various; varied; diverse |
See also: Chinese symbol for “similar”.
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.