Keyword
same
Info
FrequencyTop 100
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
?
KankenLevel 9
Heisig192
Readings
どう
(38%)
おな
(34%)
(2%)
Composed of
upside-down box
one
mouth
Mnemonic

When it's under an upside-down box one mouth is going to feel the same as any other.

There is a certain traditional wedding game in Eastern Europe where a blindfolded groom gropes the legs of women in search for his wife; he wins if he can find his wife by touch alone. Imagine a similar game, but instead of blindfolding the groom we put all of the women in cardboard boxes, and then he just reaches with his hands underneath the box and gropes their mouths instlead of legs. Would you be able to tell one person from another just by touching their mouth?

Used in kanji (8 in total)
vitalize
cave
cylinder
torso
Used in vocabulary (717 in total)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
coincident with; while; simultaneously
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
same; similar; (just) like; equal
in the same way as; just like
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
sympathy; compassion; pity
all present; all concerned; all of us
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
approximately the same
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
the same; the said; likewise
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
approval; endorsement
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
presence; sitting with; being with
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
coexistence; living together
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
alliance; union; league
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
the same generation; coeval
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
the same kind; accomplice; partner
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
same family (race, tribe)
the same opinion
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
same meaning; synonymy
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
same generation; one's generation
the same as this
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
riding together; riding with
the same rank; equality; apposition
same kind (race); homogeneousness
confusion; mixing; merger
association of like-minded people
same level; same extent
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
the same day
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
same crime; being equally guilty
living together; communal life; cohabitation
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
same village; same town; same province
same year in school
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
ally (of another nation)
same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
same color; same colour
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
that year; same year; same age
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
concentricity; same mind; unanimity; policeman; constable in the Edo period
same score; deadlock; tie; draw
same number
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
going with; accompanying
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
isomorphism; same shape; same type; same pattern
common front; united front
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
homosexuality; homosexual love
the same age; same period
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
same trade; same business; same profession
like a part of the family
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
in the same way as; just like
sympathy; compassion
(in the) same boat; (sharing a) common destiny
(having) same family and personal name
fellow student
same name; homonym
letter of consent; letter of intent; agreement document
the same grade; same class
the same amount
advocate; proponent; supporter
classmate; graduates in the same class; wrestlers who began their professional careers in the same tournament
identically; in the (exact) same way; similarly
like he said; same for me; ditto
being a graduate of the same school; person who went to the same school; fellow alumnus
approximately the same
taking (someone) along
going along voluntarily to be questioned by police
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
the same firm
party; company
same country; same province; the (said) country
same group; same gang
disliking people similar to oneself
to be like-minded; to have the same goal
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
companions; fellows
lover; boyfriend; girlfriend; soul mate
graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate
the said person; he; she; same surname
same sort; same kind; same genus; homologous; congeneric
of the same age; age-matched
same text; same wording; same script; same language
identification (with)
same surname
to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot
the same place; that place
pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure
the same book; the said book; ibid.
fellow countryman; compatriot; person from the same province; person from said country
born of the same mother; kindred spirits
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
the same month
identification
the same ratio or percentage
general resemblance; being largely the same; uniting with a common goal; Daidō era (806.5.18-810.9.19)
same-sex marriage; gay marriage
the said family; the same family
the same place; the same address; the said place
persons of the same age
as one flesh or body; simultaneously
concentric circles
bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance
same as above; ditto; ibid.
same school
lodging in the same place
the same rank; the same digit
public bath; communal bath; public bath or hot springs maintained by the local community and free or low fee
to be the same; to coincide; to correspond
similar tastes
similar color; similar colour
essentially the same with only minor differences
arriving at the same moment
simultaneous development; spreading at the same time (e.g. two phenomena)
same mother
other companies in the same business; rival firms
affiliated; akin
joint enterprise; joint venture
sympathizer; sympathiser
videogame software produced by hobbyists; fangame; doujin game
including (in a package); packing together with
whole family; all one's family
student at the same middle school; graduate of the same middle school
the same clan
difference
person from the same province, town, village, etc.
simultaneous interpretation; simultaneous interpreting
the person heretofore mentioned; that person
homophony; same pronunciation; unison; same pitch; (in) one voice; (speaking in) unison
the same ship; taking the same ship
gender identity disorder; GID; gender dysphoria
same city
following blindly
almost living together; spending most nights with one's partner
simultaneous terrorist attacks (esp. the Sep. 11 attacks); synchronized terrorist attacks
the same night; that night
magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
wrestlers from the same stable
the same meaning
difference; diversity; irregularity; disorder
disagreement; disapproval; objection; dissent; non-consent
disliking people similar to oneself
same magazine
assembly; meeting
matter for mutual congratulation
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; sympathizer; sympathiser
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
the same occupation; the said occupation
sitting together; the same theater (theatre); involvement; entanglement; implication
isomorphism; same shape; same type; same pattern
same root; same origin
cooperative; association; partnership
apartment house; residential complex
co-production; collaboration
equal rights among men and women
Anglo-Japanese Alliance (1902-1923)
the same prefecture
(a bar hostess) coming to work accompanied by a customer
same as above; ditto; ibid.
work by the same author (artist, etc.); work in the same style; same way of making
same origin
(listed in) no particular order; arbitrary order; random order
multipurpose underground utility conduit
fellow sufferers pity each other
Satchō Alliance; 1866 alliance between the feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū
fan club; hobbyist club; amateur association; doujin circle
(logical) equivalence
a balanced diet leads to a healthy body; healthy food both prevents and cures sickness
same village; that village
the same sect
like terms; similar terms; same kind; same class
treating alike
public lavatory; sexually promiscuous woman
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
following blindly; following suit without reflection
the same school
same time (of day)
the same; ditto
one's fellow workers; fellow employees
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
the same store; the same shop
fishery cooperative association; fisherman's cooperative association
Eiroku-period swordsmithing school, named for a place in the old Higo province; sword of the Dotanuki school, usually thicker and heavier than regular Japanese swords; in fiction, a heavier variant of Japanese sword
riding in the same car; same car
same room; sharing a room; sharers of a room; same prison cell; sharing a cell
loving every human being with impartiality; universal brotherhood; universal benevolence
offensive and defensive alliance
the same sickness
limited liability company; LLC; GK; company structure for small businesses, established in 2005
Kobo Daishi is always with me (written on the hats of Shikoku pilgrims)
the same style; same school; common origin
the same town; that town
same axle; coaxial (cable)
as one; together
trade association; craft; guild
all those interested (in the matter); all those willing; (from) all of us; (from) everyone concerned
equalizing goal; equalizer
merger; (presenting a) united front
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
the same newspaper
association of kindred spirits
the same rights; equal rights
someone who supports the same member (of an idol group, etc.) as oneself
same class (at school)
the (above-mentioned) authorities; police (from said station)
same ward
the said (cabinet) minister; in-phase (component of a wave); homeomorphism
law of identity; principle of identity
Japan's first circulated coinage (minted in 708 CE)
jointly held concession in China (e.g. Shanghai International Settlement)
Holy Alliance (of Russia, Austria and Prussia in 1815)
communal society; community
same law; the (said) law; same method; the (said) method
namesake; person with the same name
same temperament; same turn of mind
joint responsibility; solidarity
sharing the same concern
hutong; narrow street or alley, esp. in Beijing
public bath; communal bath
social integration (esp. of burakumin); assimilation; burakumin
the said bureau; the same bureau
something of the same size; the said university
the same political party
compared to the same month the previous year (e.g. in statistics, sales, electricity usage)
same word
same sect; same faction
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
same plane; same level; flush (with); even (with)
cooperative buying; group buying; joint purchase
non-alignment; nonalignment
the said ministry; the same ministry
cohabiting but living in different worlds
equal workmanship but different style
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
happy life partnership; living faithfully together till death; Venus's flower basket (Euplectella aspergillum)
industry-university cooperation
shipmates; fellow passengers
law of identity (logic)
association formed to carry out an objective
homeomorphism; topological equivalence
similar; of the same type
being of one mind; acting in one accord; behaving in perfect harmony
hiding one's intelligence to avoid being different from the common people
people of similar tastes
all one's family; one's whole family
homonymy; (two words) having the same pronunciation but bearing different meanings
broadcast; multi-destination delivery
same as on the left; (in vertical writing) same as below
family corporation; family company; affiliated concern
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
timing is everything; don't jump the gun
the same character
joint sponsorship (of a bill, etc.); joint submission
universal brotherhood
consumers' cooperative; cooperative; co-op; cooperative association
fellow sufferers pity each other
joint custody; shared parental rights; joint parental authority
equivalent
the same faith
coplanar; in the same plane; flush; even (with)
Confederation of the Rhine (1806-1813)
the same elementary school; student at the same elementary school; graduate of the same elementary school
harmonious cooperation; close cooperation
the same event; no change (on the stock market)
crime committed together by two or more people (in which each is known as a co-principal)
alliance of two countries or more under one ruler
videogame software produced by hobbyists; fangame
(people) working together with one mind
year-before period; corresponding period of previous year; same period a year ago
to discuss in the same terms; to treat equally
sisters of the same mother; uterine sisters
joint service for the war dead
affection among kindred spirits; bonding; fellow feeling
Coalition of the Willing (nations who supported America's preemptive strike in Iraq in 2003)
Christian Democratic Union (Germany); Christian Democrats; CDU
Delian League (the Athenian empire)
common ancestor
the same place; the same address; the said place
following blindly; following suit without reflection
harmonize but not agree (harmonise)
group funeral; mass funeral; single funeral service held for several people
synchronization
universal benevolence
same period of last year; the same month a year ago; year-ago month
cooperative; association; partnership
racial identity; same race
the same handwriting
different kanji with the same Japanese reading (and usu. a similar meaning)
homophone; word with the same pronunciation and similar meaning as another but a different written form
mingling with the world by hiding one's true talent or knowledge; living a quiet life by effacing oneself
joint defense; joint defence
sitting together; the same theater (theatre); involvement; entanglement; implication
(principle of) an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth; lex talionis; equal retaliation
I strongly agree
bearing no comparison with; not to be mentioned in the same breath as
synchronous idle; SYN
being buried in the same grave
the same interests
proper diet and Chinese herbal medicine share the same principles
corresponding angles
simultaneous recording; synchronous recording
unordered; random order
same plan; same idea; that plan; that idea
cognate language
assimilation; metabolism; anabolism
joint communique; joint statement
same father
party line (telephone line shared by multiple subscribers)
the same agency; the same office
shipped together; sent at the same time
primitive community; primitive (communist) society
fellow countrymen
carbon assimilation; carbon fixation
same rhyme; rhyming
same-sex marriage; gay marriage
equality (e.g. gender); joint participation; multi-agency
common front; united front
business cooperative; business cooperative association
principle of identity (logic)
boycott; buyer's strike
the same country
Tripartite Pact (between Japan, Germany and Italy in WWII)
same-sex marriage; gay marriage
synchronization source
same race and same script
criminal conspiracy (participation in the planning of a crime, but not its execution)
a country being in a state of universal peace; the world being peaceful and uneventful
public bathing; public bath
family council; family company
Japanese-Jewish common ancestry theory
same race and same language
joint manufacturing; joint production; production joint venture
synchronous communication
different in appearance but essentially the same in content; equal in skills or workmanship but different in style or artistic flavor; the same for all practical purposes
code-sharing (e.g. airlines); joint operation
triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
kanji iteration mark
I strongly agree
carbon assimilation; carbon fixation
the same parents
similarities and differences
there is no comparison between the two; (lit.) it's not a same-day discussion
assimilation district; area targeted for antidiscrimination measures; burakumin area
person of the same rank or position
sophism; sophistry; quibbling
the same opinion
geosynchronous orbit
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
working together
same origin
following blindly; following suit without reflection
loving every human being with impartiality; universal brotherhood; universal benevolence
jointly held concession in China (e.g. Shanghai International Settlement)
timing is everything; don't jump the gun
affection among kindred spirits; bonding; fellow feeling
Japanese-Jewish common ancestry theory
code-sharing (e.g. airlines); joint operation
fellow pilgrim; fellow practicer of austerities
reading in unison; saying the same thing
synchronization; synchronisation
kun homophone
equivalency; equivalency property
common denominator
members of the family; insiders
asynchronous communication
nonassimilation
labor federation; labour federation
(formal act of) agreement
joint labor union; joint labour union
tie vote; equal number of votes for and against
synchronisation loss (in digital communications); synchronization loss
social integration education; education to eliminate discrimination (e.g. against burakumin)
producer-retailer alliance
(European) Economic and Monetary Union; EMU
same singular and plural form (of a noun) (e.g. sheep)
general release; quit claim agreement; waiver agreement
kanji radical 13 ("upside-down box")
homologous series
homologue; homolog
movement to end discrimination against Burakumin
homopterans (true bugs of suborder Homoptera)
kami-buddha syncretization theory (e.g. manifestation theory)
homonym that has a native Japanese reading
different kanji with the same Japanese reading (and usu. a similar meaning)
frame synchronous communication
cryptographic synchronization
vertical synchronizing signal; VSYNC
start-stop synchronization
Synchronous Data Link Control; SDLC
Synchronous Digital Hierarchy; SDH
Synchronous Transfer Mode; STM
synchronous transmission
synonymy; synonymity
synonymous name; synonym
multiple addressing service
broadcast communication
same day (of the week)
internal clocking (clock synchronization)
Asynchronous Response Mode; ARM
asynchronous communications adapter
Asynchronous Transfer Mode; ATM
asynchronous transmission
ABM; Asynchronous Balanced Mode
jointly held concession in China (e.g. Shanghai International Settlement)
joint control; joint rule
general average loss; general average; gross average
bylaw or ordinance for the purpose of implementing gender equality
ostracism (from a village or community)
Maratha Confederacy
double election (e.g. of the lower and higher chambers)
consumers' cooperative society; consumers' cooperative association
synchronization destination
homologous recombination
joint sitting of both houses (parliament, congress)
General Epistles (James, Peter, Jude, John); Catholic Epistles; General Letters
personal union (between two or more states)
real union (between two or more states)
triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits
pure double chow; winning hand containing two identical chows (i.e. same numbers and same suit)
rhyming word; rhyme
line synchronization
as good as new
permanent magnet synchronous motor; PMSM; brushless electric motor
isobar; isopiestic line
equivalence class
shots taken with camera in the same position
simultaneous interpretation
War of the Triple Alliance (1864-1870); Paraguayan War
principle of nonalignment; nonalignment policy
(of) matching sign; (having a) matching sign
congruence equation
welfare workshop; collaborative workshop
carbon assimilation; carbon fixation
carbon assimilation; carbon fixation
Examples (200 in total)
I'm thinking the same thing.
He and I share a room.
I thought the same thing.