Japanese symbol for “synchronous”
同時
どうじ
Romaji: douji
same time
In Japanese, synchronous is 同時, read どうじ (douji).
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Meanings
- n same time
- adj-f simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “synchronous”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| シンク | シンク shinku | synchronous (communications, etc.) |
| 同期的 | どうきてき doukiteki | synchronous |
| シンクロナス | シンクロナス shinkuronasu | synchronous |
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 |
| 同意 | どうい doui | agreement; consent; approval |
| 時間 | じかん jikan | time |
| 時代 | じだい jidai | period; epoch; era |
| 時期 | じき jiki | time; season; period |
See also: Chinese symbol for “synchronous”.
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.