同じ

See also: 同し

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
おな
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

⟨onazi⟩/onaʑi/

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *ənansi.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “explain shift from -shiku to -nari to no conjugation needed.”)

Pronunciation

Adjective

(おな) (onaji) 

  1. same, identical
    その(ほん)(おな)著者(ちょしゃ)による。
    Sono hon wa onaji chosha ni yoru.
    That book is written by the same author.
  2. common, similar
Usage notes
  • In modern Japanese, the adjective normally follows -na inflection (形容動詞), but modifies a noun directly without the suffix (-na).
    (おな)(そら)(した)onaji sora no shitaunder the same sky
  • When attaching ので or のに, is still needed as in 同じなので or 同じなのに.
Conjugation
Derived terms
Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:同じ.

Idioms
Proverbs
  • 一寸(いっすん)()らるるも二寸切(にすんき)らるるも(おな)(こと) (issun kiraruru mo nisun kiraruru mo onaji koto)
  • 下駄(げた)(ほとけ)(おな)()のきれ (geta mo hotoke mo onaji ki no kire)
  • ()()くも(あぜ)()くも(おな)(みち) (ta o yuku mo aze o yuku mo onaji michi)

Adverb

(おな) (onaji) 

  1. anyhow, anyway

Noun

(おな) (onaji) 

  1. (informal) The iteration mark , which indicates that the previous kanji ought to be repeated.
    Synonyms: 漢字返し (kanji gaeshi), 同の字点 (dō no jiten), ノマ (noma), 繰り返し (kurikaeshi), 同じく (onajiku)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
おな > おんな
Grade: 2
irregular

/onaʑi//onːaʑi/

Long-pronounced form of onaji above.

Compare (minami → minnami, south).

Pronunciation

Adjective

(おんな) (onnaji) 

  1. (colloquial) same, identical
  2. (colloquial) common, similar
Conjugation

Adverb

(おんな) (onnaji) 

  1. (colloquial) anyhow, anyway

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
どう
Grade: 2
kan’yōon

The 未然形 (mizenkei, irrealis) and 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative) forms of various verbs.

Verb

(どう) (dōji) 

  1. imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of 同じる (dōjiru) [ichidan]: agreeing
  2. imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of 同ずる (dōzuru) [irregular]: agreeing

See also

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Old Japanese

Etymology 1

Possibly derived from pronoun (ono2, I, oneself) + adjectival suffix (-si).[1]

  • *⟨ono2 zi⟩ (unattested) → ⟨onazi⟩/onaʑi/

Adjective

同じ (onazi) (kana おなじ)

  1. same, identical
  2. common, similar
Conjugation
Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:同じ.

Descendants
  • Japanese: 同じ (onaji)

Etymology 2

Derived from (oya, parent, ancestor) + adjectival suffix (-si).[2]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Why this is obsolete?”)

Adjective

同じ (oyazi) (kana おやじ)

  1. same, identical
  2. common, similar
Conjugation
Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:同じ.

References

  1. ”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten) (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
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