同じ Same

Meaning

Primary

Same

Word Type

な adjective

Explanation

This word is the kanji same with hiragana attached, and it also means same.

It's a bit of an oddball among Japanese adjectives, because you don't need な or い to attach it to a noun. So it's usually considered to be a "special" な-adjective. Have a look at the context sentences to see it in action!

Reading

おなじ

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:

When you think of the word "same" think same owner (おな). You're looking at a restaurant that has a sign that says, "New owners!" However, when you walk in you see it's the same terrible owner you remember from before. What a liar.

Context

Common Word Combinations

• 同じに〜

  同じにする

  to make something the same

  同じになる

  to become the same

  同じに見える

  to look the same

• 同じ〜

  同じくらい

  roughly the same

  同じクラス

  the same class

  同じこと

  the same thing

• 〜同じ

  ほとんど同じ

  nearly the same

  まったく同じ

  exactly the same

  ほぼ同じ

  almost the same

Context Sentences

この二つは同じです。

These two are the same.

毎日、車内で同じ人に会います。

I see the same person on the train every day.

マミちゃんと同じクラスになれますように。

I hope I can be in the same class as Mami-chan.

Kanji Composition

1. 同

   どう Same